Friday, January 08, 2021

We Don't Have to Trade With China

No matter what the more craven among us say.

It is so not worth it:

The population change in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region involves the overall improvement in population quality and is a voluntary choice made by people, says a recent study.

The study, entitled "An Analysis Report on Population Change in Xinjiang," by Li Xiaoxia, a researcher for the Xinjiang Development Research Center, used facts and figures to explain the rationality of population change in Xinjiang and refute Adrian Zenz's false allegations about the population of the region.

Since the founding of New China, the total population of the region and that of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, especially the Uygurs, have maintained rapid growth, says the study. The growth of Uygur population in southern Xinjiang is even more prominent, according to the study, citing official data.

The natural growth rate of population in Xinjiang decreased from 11.4 per 1,000 people in 2017 to 6.13 per 1,000 people in 2018.

The study attributed the transition to the implementation of a unified family planning policy, changed mindset on marriage and procreation and reined in religious extremism in the region.

MSN published this article. It actually spread the erroneous claim that Uyghurs like being sterilised against their will.

Wow.

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Public Safety Minister Bill Blair sent a letter to his fellow MPs warning the Canadian government about the foreign interference threat that China poses. 

The useless former police chief did not have an attack of conscience nor is he feigning vigilance. 

China's paper-thin veneer must not be lucrative enough for Canada's political betters.

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What can go wrong?:

A Chinese doctor has caused controversy after calling the country’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘the most unsafe in the world’.

Dr Tao Lina, a vaccine expert from Shanghai, pointed out to his 4.8million social media followers on Tuesday that the jab developed by Beijing’s state-run drugmaker Sinopharm had 73 side effects.

After his remarks were widely reported outside mainland China, the medical worker today denied having criticised the vaccine and denounced foreign media outlets for ‘twisting’ and ‘exploiting’ his words.

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I think he means Chinese students. After all, they are already at home: 

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says former students who hold post-graduation work permits that have expired or will soon expire can now apply for open work permits. 

He says that will allow affected students 18 more months to remain in Canada to try to find jobs. 

The existing work permit program allows international postgraduate students to stay in Canada to work for up to three years after they finish studying.


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