University of Alberta forges close research ties with China despite warnings from intelligence agencies
The University of Alberta is carrying out extensive scientific collaboration with China that involves sharing and transferring research in strategically important areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
In some cases, professors and researchers at the university have set up companies in joint ventures with Chinese companies and state institutions to commercialize Canadian-developed technology.
The University of Alberta declined to discuss its research activities with China other than to say that “we have received no directives related to China” from the federal government to stop its engagement with Chinese institutions.
Source: The Globe And Mail #May03
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-scientific-collaboration-with-china-under-the-microscope-in-canada/
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The University of Alberta is carrying out extensive scientific collaboration with China that involves sharing and transferring research in strategically important areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
In some cases, professors and researchers at the university have set up companies in joint ventures with Chinese companies and state institutions to commercialize Canadian-developed technology.
The University of Alberta declined to discuss its research activities with China other than to say that “we have received no directives related to China” from the federal government to stop its engagement with Chinese institutions.
Source: The Globe And Mail #May03
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-scientific-collaboration-with-china-under-the-microscope-in-canada/
#University #Alberta #China #agency #Canada #Warning
China's debt-trap diplomacy
American statesman John Adams, who served as president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, “There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt.” China, choosing the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest official creditor.
With its international loans surpassing more than 5 percent of the global GDP, China has now eclipsed traditional lenders, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and all the creditor nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) put together. By extending huge loans with strings attached to financially vulnerable states, it has not only boosted its leverage over them but also ensnared some in sovereignty-eroding debt traps.
Source: The Hill #May03
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/551337-chinas-debt-trap-diplomacy
#China #Debt #Trap
American statesman John Adams, who served as president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, “There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt.” China, choosing the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest official creditor.
With its international loans surpassing more than 5 percent of the global GDP, China has now eclipsed traditional lenders, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and all the creditor nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) put together. By extending huge loans with strings attached to financially vulnerable states, it has not only boosted its leverage over them but also ensnared some in sovereignty-eroding debt traps.
Source: The Hill #May03
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/551337-chinas-debt-trap-diplomacy
#China #Debt #Trap
New Zealand’s Ardern says differences with China becoming harder to reconcile
Differences between New Zealand and its top trading partner China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the world grows and changes, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
The comments come as New Zealand faces pressure from some elements among Western allies over its reluctance to use the Five Eyes intelligence and security alliance to criticise Beijing.
In a speech at the China Business Summit in Auckland, Ardern said there are things on which China and New Zealand "do not, cannot, and will not agree", but added these differences need not define their relationship.
Source: Reuters #May03
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/new-zealands-ardern-says-differences-with-china-becoming-harder-reconcile-2021-05-02/
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Differences between New Zealand and its top trading partner China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the world grows and changes, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
The comments come as New Zealand faces pressure from some elements among Western allies over its reluctance to use the Five Eyes intelligence and security alliance to criticise Beijing.
In a speech at the China Business Summit in Auckland, Ardern said there are things on which China and New Zealand "do not, cannot, and will not agree", but added these differences need not define their relationship.
Source: Reuters #May03
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/new-zealands-ardern-says-differences-with-china-becoming-harder-reconcile-2021-05-02/
#NewZealand #China #Trading #Beijing
University of Alberta forges close research ties with China despite warnings from intelligence agencies
The University of Alberta is carrying out extensive scientific collaboration with China that involves sharing and transferring research in strategically important areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
In some cases, professors and researchers at the university have set up companies in joint ventures with Chinese companies and state institutions to commercialize Canadian-developed technology.
Source: The Globe and Mail #May03
http://dlvr.it/Ryx59B
#University #Alberta #China #Agency
The University of Alberta is carrying out extensive scientific collaboration with China that involves sharing and transferring research in strategically important areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
In some cases, professors and researchers at the university have set up companies in joint ventures with Chinese companies and state institutions to commercialize Canadian-developed technology.
Source: The Globe and Mail #May03
http://dlvr.it/Ryx59B
#University #Alberta #China #Agency
Europe to crank up regulatory pressure on China
This week, the EU will in a far more low-key and technocratic way take a step in a similar direction, as it unveils legislation to crack down on market-distorting subsidies from China and other third countries.
The proposed regulation, first reported by the FT last week, would allow the commission to block takeovers of big EU companies if the purchase was juiced by public handouts from outside the bloc. It would also prevent some procurement bids when competition was warped by taxpayer money.
The rules, championed by Margrethe Vestager, Brussels’ competition enforcer, were drafted with China firmly in mind and will be accompanied by a paper examining the bloc’s ability to stand industrially on its own two feet.
Source : FinancialTime #May03
https://www.ft.com/content/f5211940-c961-4b53-85f2-e826e8b4d878
#Europe #China #Block
This week, the EU will in a far more low-key and technocratic way take a step in a similar direction, as it unveils legislation to crack down on market-distorting subsidies from China and other third countries.
The proposed regulation, first reported by the FT last week, would allow the commission to block takeovers of big EU companies if the purchase was juiced by public handouts from outside the bloc. It would also prevent some procurement bids when competition was warped by taxpayer money.
The rules, championed by Margrethe Vestager, Brussels’ competition enforcer, were drafted with China firmly in mind and will be accompanied by a paper examining the bloc’s ability to stand industrially on its own two feet.
Source : FinancialTime #May03
https://www.ft.com/content/f5211940-c961-4b53-85f2-e826e8b4d878
#Europe #China #Block
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HK Government Proposes System to Screen Arrivals who might "Endanger National Security"
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Source: Inmedia #May03
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HK Government Proposes System to Screen Arrivals who might "Endanger National Security"
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Source: Inmedia #May03
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HK Government Proposes System to Screen Arrivals who might "Endanger National Security"
The Hong Kong government suggests at a Legislative Council (#LegCo) meeting to set up system to report passenger information for incoming flights, requiring airline companies to provide the information at least 40 minutes before take-off.
Sonny Au Chi-Kwong, Undersecretary for Security, stated at the meeting that the government will assess the risk of those entering the city, "to filter people who are disadvantageous for Hong Kong and at high risk". Factors include national security and potential non-refoulement claimants.
He also indicated that when considering companies tendering bids for building the system, the government will also consider whether they are related to countries with sanctions against Hong Kong.
In a submitted document, the Security Bureau explains that setting up this system and amending the relevant laws under the Immigration Regulation satisfies the requirement of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, allowing airline companies and the border control department to have real-time, two-way communication.
Au stated that more than ten thousand people were being banned from entering the Hong Kong border in the past three years. He emphasises that the immigration officers will also check whether passengers can enter Hong Kong.
#SonnyAu #AuChiKwong #Immigration #SecurityBureau
Source: Inmedia #May03
https://bit.ly/39nhKmg
HK Government Proposes System to Screen Arrivals who might "Endanger National Security"
The Hong Kong government suggests at a Legislative Council (#LegCo) meeting to set up system to report passenger information for incoming flights, requiring airline companies to provide the information at least 40 minutes before take-off.
Sonny Au Chi-Kwong, Undersecretary for Security, stated at the meeting that the government will assess the risk of those entering the city, "to filter people who are disadvantageous for Hong Kong and at high risk". Factors include national security and potential non-refoulement claimants.
He also indicated that when considering companies tendering bids for building the system, the government will also consider whether they are related to countries with sanctions against Hong Kong.
In a submitted document, the Security Bureau explains that setting up this system and amending the relevant laws under the Immigration Regulation satisfies the requirement of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, allowing airline companies and the border control department to have real-time, two-way communication.
Au stated that more than ten thousand people were being banned from entering the Hong Kong border in the past three years. He emphasises that the immigration officers will also check whether passengers can enter Hong Kong.
#SonnyAu #AuChiKwong #Immigration #SecurityBureau
Source: Inmedia #May03
https://bit.ly/39nhKmg