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Man Convicted of Spying on Falun Gong in Germany

CELLE, Germany—For the first time a Chinese agent has been convicted of spying on practitioners of Falun Gong, the meditation and spiritual discipline that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1999 vowed to crush. The guilty party, John Zhou, was given a two-year suspended sentence on June 8, along with a hefty fine.

Fellowes, American Stationery Giant, Brought to Its Knees in China

By Matthew Robertson, Epoch Times Staff There are few paper shredders in the world that can rip an A4 piece of paper into 2,000 pieces, and come with functions like SilentShred, SafeSense, and “100% Jam Proof”—and most that do have the name “Fellowes” printed on top. But consumers may soon be able to buy, say, the deluxe Powershred C-480Cx, without the Fellowes brand, because the company’s entire business in China has been stolen by its joint venture partner.

Chinese Pianist Plays Propaganda Tune at White House

By Matthew Robertson Lang Lang the pianist says he chose it. Chairman Hu Jintao recognized it as soon as he heard it. Patriotic Chinese Internet users were delighted as soon as they saw the videos online. Early morning TV viewers in China knew it would be played an hour or two beforehand. At the White House State dinner on Jan. 19, about six minutes into his set, Lang Lang began tapping out a famous anti-American propaganda melody from the Korean War: the theme song to the movie “Battle on Shangganling Mountain.”

Why I Protested Hu Jintao at the White House

On April 20, 2006, I interrupted remarks by China’s paramount leader Hu Jintao at a press conference at the White House with a simple protest: I shouted and held up a banner.

Speaking from My Heart: A New Article by Gao Zhisheng

By Gao Zhisheng Under Heaven’s watchful eye, and amidst the vast free and civilized world, there is no evil that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would shy away from or is incapable of. It is truly shocking!

Politics Overshadowing Foreign Influence Threat

PARLIAMENT HILL, Ottawa CSIS Director Richard Fadden unleashed a political firestorm with allegations Canadian politicians were under the influence of the Chinese and other foreign regimes, but we still haven’t learned the lesson.

Climate Activists’ Exaggerations Will Damage Environmentalism

By Tom Harris With the United Nations Climate Change Conference coming up at the end of the month in Cancun, Mexico, we will soon be inundated with visions of future calamity. “The science of climate change is settled,” U.N. officials and national leaders will warn. “Only ‘climate change deniers’, unqualified outcasts from the scientific community, oppose the consensus of leading experts that our greenhouse gas emissions are causing a global climate catastrophe.”

US Government E-mails Hijacked and Diverted to China

By Matthew Robertson WASHINGTON—A state-owned telecommunications company in China diverted massive amounts of sensitive United States government e-mail traffic in April. With that data, state actors could obtain important information and learn better ways of “social engineering” fake, virus-laden e-mails to further infiltrate U.S. government computer networks, according to a recent press briefing by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC).

Falun Gong Wins Vancouver Protest Site Legal Battle

By Joan Delaney Falun Gong adherents are claiming victory after a section of a city bylaw prohibiting the group’s protest signs and small hut in front of the Chinese consulate in Vancouver was struck down as unconstitutional on Tuesday.

Public Safety Looking Into Death Threats, Says MP

By Matthew Little, Epoch Times Staff The Ministry of Public Safety is looking into the case of a Vancouver man threatened by agents of China’s Ministry of State Security, according to South Surrey Conservative MP Russ Hiebert.

Canadian’s Passport Returned After Government Intervenes

By Matthew Little, Epoch Times Staff TORONTO—The Canadian government was forced to intervene after a Canadian citizen’s passport was seized last month by the Chinese consulate in Toronto.

Finland Suspends H1N1 Vaccine

By Stephanie Lam & Chowa Choo The Finnish National Institute for Health (THL) proposed suspending vaccinations for H1N1 swine flu, due to suspected links to increased narcolepsy in children and adolescents, the body announced this week.

Canada Calls on Chinese Embassy to Give Back Journalist’s Passport

By Matthew Little & Jason Loftus TORONTO—The office of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has called on the Chinese embassy in Ottawa to return a Canadian journalist’s passport, which he said was withheld when he refused to provide details about his personal life in Canada.

Journalist’s Passport Held Hostage by Chinese Consulate in Canada

By Matthew Little, Epoch Times Staff TORONTO—Zhang Zhaopei, a Chinese Canadian journalist, says his Canadian passport is being held hostage by the Chinese Consulate in Toronto because he refused to provide detailed information about his personal life in Canada.

Confucius Institutes: Getting Schooled by Beijing

By Matthew Little TORONTO—When Chinese authorities sent in paramilitary troops to quash Tibetan unrest just months before the Beijing Olympics in 2008, one University of Waterloo instructor rallied her students to “work together to fight with Canadian media” who reported the regime’s heavy-handed tactics.

Ignatieff’s Meeting with the ‘Human Rights Killer’

TORONTO—Zhou Yongkang is not a name often in the news, unless your news diet includes a regular helping of Chinese state-run press. But on Monday, Mr. Zhou, who holds authority in the Chinese Communist Party for politics and law, managed to gain two separate mentions in the western media.

Fadden Criticized by Alleged Front Organization for Beijing

- Matthew Little, Epoch Times TORONTO—Canada’s chief intelligence official Richard Fadden met outraged cries after comments in a CBC interview last month that foreign countries were cultivating influence over Canadian officials. But at least one of the groups decrying the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is allegedly a front organization engaged in exactly that kind of activity in Canada.

Human Trafficking $3 Billion Business in Europe

Criminal groups make $3 billion per year in human trafficking in Europe, making it one of the most lucrative and illicit businesses on the continent, according to a U.N. report released Monday.

Committee to Grill Fadden as Foreign Interference Continues

TORONTO—CSIS Director Richard Fadden will appear before a parliamentary committee over the controversy he sparked last week with revelations that some Canadian officials are under the influence of foreign regimes.

Germany Cracks Down on Chinese Regime’s Spying

An espionage incident only weeks prior to chancellor Angela Merkel’s planned China visit may be threatening the bilateral relations between Berlin and Beijing said German news magazine Spiegel Online in a June 26 article. Just days earlier, China’s intelligence gathering activities were prominently highlighted in a report issued by Germany’s Ministry of the Interior.