The Middle Kingdom and Middle Powers attempt to build a new centre

September 27, 2016 0 COMMENTS

By Ng Weng Hoong, September 27, 2016 Canada and Australia: The Role of Good International Citizens …Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming”, 1919 It is 20 years since Gareth Evans stepped down as Australia’s most influential foreign minister, and one of […]

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Campaigners celebrate plunge in Chinese buying of Vancouver real estate. What about the cost to the economy?

September 23, 2016 0 COMMENTS

September 23, 2016 Success! Those seeking to reduce foreign, especially Chinese, buying of Vancouver’s real estate are celebrating the latest set of data showing their hard work is paying off. Foreigners bought only 60 properties to account for a mere 0.7% of all Metro Vancouver sales in August, down sharply from the historical norm of […]

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Forty years on, Mao celebrated and condemned in Canada’s Richmond City

September 9, 2016 0 COMMENTS

Louis Huang holding sign protesting Mao celebration in Richmond, Sept 3. Photo by OnePacificNews “Protestors forced Melbourne and Sydney to cancel event” Canada’s Richmond City may have secured the dubious honour of being the only one outside China to host an event celebrating the life of Chinese leader Mao Zedong to mark the 40th anniversary […]

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