A review of Xiaobei Chen’s paper on anti-Chinese racism in Canada Ng Weng Hoong, September 24, 2022, Saturday. @WengCouver Sociologist Xiaobei Chen has written possibly the first scholarly paper about the new wave of anti-Chinese sentiment sweeping across Canada. It is partly old racism in new packaging, a carryover from the 19th century (1) when […]

OnePacificNews, November 8, 2021, MondayBy Ng Weng Hoong @WengCouver Which was the most salient story from Canada’s 44th Federal election? The politics of the COVID-19 pandemic would be a strong candidate. Also in contention are the economy, the housing crisis gone nationwide, and the pelting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by stone-throwing populists. As it […]

By Ciara Morris, October 18, 2021, MondayAustralian Institute of International Affairs Australia and Canada are Western middle-power democracies and US allies that struggle to manage relations with an increasingly assertive and powerful PRC. This is causing unnecessary hardship for Chinese Australians and Canadians. There are over 1.2 million Australians of Chinese heritage living in Australia, […]

OnePacificNews, September 30, 2021, WednesdayBy Ng Weng Hoong @WengCouver What is causing Canada’s seemingly unsolvable housing woes?  While many Americans and Europeans fear immigrants and foreigners for crime, terrorism, and job losses, Canadians increasingly view competition for housing from outsiders as their biggest existential threat. This uniquely Canadian perspective of foreign capital as a threat […]

By Shalom Salomon Wald, September 29, 2021NOTE: This commentary was first published by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) on its website on September 14, 2021The change of the US administration in 2021 did not mitigate the conflict between the two powers, contrary to what the Chinese had hoped when the US invited two of […]

A review of Sam Cooper’s book about China in Canada OnePacificNews, August 7, 2021, SaturdayBy Ng Weng Hoong @WengCouver In Sam Cooper’s world, every Chinese person is either a communist infiltrator, a murderous criminal, a triad drug dealer, an arms smuggler, a casino money launderer, a gambling addict, a human rights-abusing politician, a housing speculator, […]

To: The Editor <editor@richmond-news.com> June 22, 2021, Tuesday Dear Editor I refer to Carlos Yee’s June 20 letter  (1) taking issue with Richmond MLA Teresa Wat’s alleged description of Attorney General and Housing Minister David Eby as “racist”. It would be helpful for your readers if you can provide the link to Ms. Wat’s alleged comment. Mr. […]

OnePacificNews, April 25, 2021, SundayNg Weng Hoong @WengCouver “Did you get suspended by Twitter?” I received this email from my good friend Victor Wong as I was leaving the Apple store with a new MacBook Air. Indeed, Twitter had suspended @WengCouver after someone had complained about one of my tweets written on April 12. As […]

OnePacificNews, April 8, 2021, ThursdayNg Weng Hoong @WengCouver Remember Eveline Xia and Saied Fard? They were the breakout names in Canada in 2015 linked to the Vancouver housing affordability crisis. It was the year that the city was allegedly brought to “breaking point” (1) by rich foreigners buying up its scarce housing supply and driving […]