Share Recently, I have heard repeatedly from many Canadian voices saying CSIS boss Richard Fadden has not directly mentioned “China” in his interview with the CBC; some argue that he only admitted that China was “one of the many countries” that are influencing our politicians. Some say “it’s interesting” how quickly the Chinese Canadian community [...]
Share I may not agree with Nancy Ruth on her proposal to neutralize gender difference in our national anthem, but I do applause her courage to speak out the truth yesterday — in the capacity of a Conservative senator — when she tells womens’ groups to “shut the f* up” or else no government funding. [...]
Share Talking about censorship… China? Small potato. This IS how western “democracy” works. Climate-change scientists feel ‘muzzled’ by Ottawa: documents Montreal Gazette — A dramatic reduction in Canadian media coverage of climate change science issues is the result of the Harper government introducing new rules in 2007 to control interviews by Environment Canada scientists with [...]
Share I couldn’t help laughing when I read a Globe’s column today. So now international media are turning their focus on the dark side of the Vancouver Games, suddenly the Canadian media is crying “biased”? Huh, huh… now they know how biased western media has always been, eh? Just days before the big event, the [...]
Feb 4 2010 | Posted in
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Share Interesting development to the alleged beaten up of HK reporters by Xinjiang paramilitary personnels today… high profile, long-term pro-CCP members of HK’s legislature and admin councils etc are speaking up against the Xinjiang gov with strong wordings (reported by Apple Daily, in Chinese). The only one who dare not to speak up for HK [...]
Share Here it comes again… The western media is once again quick to apply their double standard to China in the recent riots in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Times of London is among the worst: (link) As a people, the Uighurs look more like Afghans than ethnic Chinese. Ethnically, they are a Turkic race whose homeland is [...]
Jul 7 2009 | Posted in
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Share Globe and Mail has a weekend snippet today: Chinese officials give Stephen Harper advice on handling the media. After delivering his economic report card Thursday, in a sterile, staged environment in which no media was allowed to ask a single question, he shared this tale with his audience: “I’ve told this little story to [...]
Jun 13 2009 | Posted in
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Share Omni News reported this story too last night. Good for them! (and they are taking tv ads from Falun Gong re their propaganda show). I guess once again it shows that these ppl would only bow to the mainstream (I consider Omni mainstream as the boss is Rogers and the news directors are white) [...]
Mar 26 2009 | Posted in
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Share My friend at the Asia Pacific Post sends me this excellent piece. Kudos to them who have the courage to touch sensitive issues (that would bring you pain in the axx) like this one. Kudos to the Asia Pacific Post for having the guts to say things outside the the mainstream media’s comfort zone [...]
Mar 12 2009 | Posted in
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Share I was outraged at comments made by a National Post columnist on Christie’s auction of the two bronze heads “looted” from Yuanmingyuan. The title of the piece is “China conveniently forgets the provenance of ‘looted’ bronze heads“. I have no comment on the auction itself (nor the debate on whether those bronze heads were [...]
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