U.S. Justice Department probing Chinese accounting - Yahoo! News

"Shares of some Chinese companies listed in the United States fell on Thursday after Khuzami's statements became public.

Among them, Focus Media dived 18 percent, Sohu.com Inc closed 4.7 percent lower, Baidu Inc fell 9.2 percent, China Sky One Medical Inc declined 3.8 percent and Sina Corp ended down 9.7 percent.

The SEC has struggled to gain access to documents it needs in the investigation because strict Chinese laws have made auditors reluctant to turn them over."

Print Story: Exclusive: Justice Department probing Chinese accounting - Yahoo! News

Taiwan professor accused of spying for China - Yahoo! News

"Chinese officials offered him lucrative fortunetelling contracts in exchange for spying on the Taiwan activities of selected Chinese. None of the alleged targets were named."

Taiwan professor accused of spying for China - Yahoo! News

U.S. ambassador to Beijing admired, reviled - Post Bulletin

U.S. ambassador to Beijing admired, reviled

"This is a county where invective still rules. In the absence of a civil society, there still is a strong tradition of not so much attacking the logical flaws of your opponent but attacking his personality or his very person."

U.S. ambassador to Beijing admired, reviled - Post Bulletin

Tallying the Toll of U.S.-China Trade - WSJ.com

Fascinating study: "Many Americans believe low-priced Chinese imports kill U.S. factory jobs. Most economists say the benefits of the trade far outweigh its costs. But new research suggests the damage to the U.S. has been deeper than these economists have supposed."

Tallying the Toll of U.S.-China Trade - WSJ.com

Book Launch of “The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century” | Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Book Launch of “The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century”

Date:

Thursday, October 20, 2011

APF Canada will host the Vancouver book launch of “The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21^st Century” on October 20, 2011. The book is edited by Huhua Cao and Senator Vivienne Poy. The book also launches on October 13 at the University of Ottawa; on October 18 at York University; and on October 19 at the University of Toronto.

Book Launch of “The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century” | Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Statement of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on the Issue of His Reincarnation | The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama

http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/reincarnation-statement

Book Launch "The China Challenge" Oct 18 at U of T

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No evidence Dechert compromised national security - CTV News

"Senior CSIS and RCMP officers confirmed to CTV that the Chinese news agency functions as an intelligence arm of China.

Officials say Rong was on their radar, but the Chinese news agency is involved in a different type of espionage than spying on political figures."

"One senior security officer told CTV News that Dechert displayed a 'colossal lack of judgment. He was incredibly stupid to get involved with her.'"

No evidence Dechert compromised national security - CTV News

Are Dechert emails evidence of Chinese espionage?

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110916/dechert-emails-espionage-china-potential-risks-110917/#.TnSwMViodno.email

Why aren’t Liberals calling for Tory MP’s head over amorous emails? - The Globe and Mail

Interesting report by Jane Taber:

Why aren’t Liberals calling for Tory MP’s head over amorous emails? - The Globe and Mail

CBC.ca | The Current | "China Spies" (including interview with me)

China Spies

"The buzz among the security-savy is that China's state News Agency, Xinhua is routinely used to gather intelligence and that China itself is ravenous for global intelligence on the political, military and industrial front. That is why so many questions linger in the exchange of emails and apparent friendship between MP Bob Dechert, a parliamentary secretary in the foreign affairs dept and a woman posted here in Canada by Xinhua. Today we ask about the vulnerability of our officials and the history of female spies: Infiltration through Flirtation."

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2011/09/14/china-spies/

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Bill Schiller: Chinese security spies often placed in newsrooms around the world blog

"Typically, the aspiring correspondents attended the University of International Relations in Beijing or another similar university in Nanjing, "where they learned to master a foreign language and how to do intelligence work," the journalist said.

They would then work abroad for a set number of years, "and then disappear," he said. "You wouldn't see them again."

How many agents the State Security Ministry actually appoints depends on the rank and importance of the media outlet. There are several major media outlets that maintain correspondents abroad.

"With a powerful, high ranking media outlet, the Ministry of State Security might say, 'You have 20 positions? Maybe we can send five.' ""

http://www.thestar.com/mobile/news/world/article/1053288--chinese-security-spies-often-placed-in-newsrooms-around-the-world

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Ottawa Citizen urges Bob Dechert to resign as Parliamentary Secretary

Ottawa Citizen editorial urges Bob Dechert to resign as Parliamentary Secretary:

http://bit.ly/qraG7j

Memo to Bob Dechert

This is a very insightful Op-Ed by Michael Cole on how Chinese espionage in Canada works:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=5390768

Tory MP apologizes for 'flirtatious' e-mails to Chinese reporter - The Globe and Mail

@acoyne: Of all the people he could have a year-long "flirtation" with, he picks a bureau chief for the Chinese state news agency? #shimail

From The Globe and Mail:

Tory MP apologizes for 'flirtatious' e-mails to Chinese reporter

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tory-mp-apologizes-for-flirtatious-e-mails-to-chinese-reporter/article2160043/

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