Canadian engagement with China is a hard policy to quit because it’s hard to measure. Over time, this type of foreign policy can become a reflex rather than a conscious policy choice.
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US lawmakers heard testimony that suggests the era of engagement with China is over. Rather, policy may be hardening.
All of the 39 countries human rights experts tracked in 2020 experienced a decline in human rights. It’s not yet clear whether countries will quickly bounce back as the pandemic eases.
Can the Olympic industry survive the damage that calls for a Winter Olympics boycott are doing to its brand?
The Olympics, and all “mega sports,” are inevitably embedded in the political contexts of their times. To dismiss or bypass the political issues that arise seems naïve at best.
What does communism 2.0 mean for democracy?
The current public discourse about Uyghur Muslims has become too politicised to benefit those who are said to be subject to forced labour.
While governments and some athletes are opposed to a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, failing to take a stand against China’s human rights record has consequences.
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing next February. Those opposed to China’s human rights violations are calling for a boycott. That’s a complicated form of protest.
Another case involving an even more egregious violation of international law by China against Canada languishes largely forgotten.
Huseyin Celil, a Canadian citizen, has been in jail since 2006.
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