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1. THE EDITORIAL.

Subjects
GENOME editing, GENETIC research, CRISPRS, HUMAN embryology, GENETIC research & ethics, ETHICS
Abstract

An editorial is presented that discusses the gene editing research that is being carried out in China. Topics discussed include the use of clustered regularly interspersed short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) in gene editing, the moral and ethical aspects associated with research on human embryos, and the involvement of researcher Junjiu Huang in the research.

Published
2015

2. The Meng ultimatum.

Author

Proudfoot, Shannon, Geddes, John, Wells, Paul, Brownell, Claire, Hutchins, Aaron, Markusoff, Jason, and Glavin, Terry

Subjects
HOME detention, INTERNATIONAL relations, CANADIAN foreign relations, INTERNATIONAL sanctions, EXTRADITION
Abstract

The article discusses the arrest of chief financial officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou of the firm Huawei by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers for extradition to the U.S. due to her alleged role in violating international sanctions against Iran. Topics include the implications of the arrest for Canadian trade with China, the policy approaches of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Meng's case for a house arrest arrangement. The arrests of Canadian citizens in China are noted.

Published
2019

3. FINDING OUR PLACE.

Author

SOLOMON, EVAN

Subjects
INTERNATIONAL adoption, ADOPTION, CHINESE Canadians, ADOPTED children, ONE-child policy, China, ORPHANAGES
Abstract

The article discusses international adoption of Chinese children by Canadians and the impact of China's ending of its one-child policy. The author reflects on his family's adoption of a Chinese infant girl. Emphasis is given to the connection of adopted Chinese-Canadians to their birth country, abandoned children in China, and the conditions of orphanages.

Published
2015

4. A quiet revolution.

Author

GATEHOUSE, JONATHON

Subjects
DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS, PRO-democracy demonstrations, Hong Kong, China, 2014, DEVELOPING countries
Abstract

The article discusses student demonstrations being carried out in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China by Pro-democracy activists. Topics include the objective of the protest which is to protest against the proposed changes to Hong Kong's Basic Law, allegations regarding Chinas bid to undermine a full and free election in Hong Kong and the largely peaceful manner in which the demonstrations were carried out.

Published
2014

5. GOOD NEWS.

Subjects
COAL
Abstract

The article offers world news briefs on topics, including the reduction of Canadian Senator Mike Duffy's salary, the peaking of coal usage in China and the Canadian airline company NewLeaf Travel's pay-as-you-go air travel prices.

Published
2016

6. NO RELIEF FOR CHINA FROM ITS LABOUR PAINS.

Author

KIRBY, JASON

Subjects
ECONOMIC conditions in China, 2000-, INDUSTRIAL relations, TWENTY-first century, CHINESE economic policy, STRIKES & lockouts, GROSS domestic product, LABOR costs
Abstract

The article looks at economic conditions and labor relations in China, focusing on trends in the number of strikes and worker protests in the country and on the response of the Chinese government. Topics include overcapacity in some Chinese industries, questions about the accuracy of the country's official gross domestic product (GDP) figures, and corporations moving production out of China as its wages rise compared to other developing countries such as Vietnam.

Published
2015