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The world needs to boycott the Beijing Olympics. Canada should take the lead.

Written on March 2, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

In 1936, the world was faced with a choice: either attend the Berlin Olympics, hosted by the Nazi regime, or stay home in protest of Germany’s brutal human’s rights violations. We chose wrong. Those Olympics have since been dubbed the ‘games of shame’ due to the world’s willing ignorance of Germany’s...

Let's get down to business: the live-action ‘Mulan’ disappoints

Written on September 18, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Disney’s new live-action Mulan is an overtly white interpretation of Chinese culture and a subpar adaptation of its animated antecedent, disappointing its $200 million production budget—and fans—on both fronts. I adored the 1998 original animated Mulan growing up and was tentative about the live-action...

Students from Wuhan organize to send medical supplies home

Written on January 28, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s students Hedi Zhou, LifeSci ’21, and Yaxuan Li, BEd ’20, spent Christmas break with their families in Wuhan. A month later, they’re gathering medical supplies to send back home. The City of Wuhan, China, was put on lockdown on Jan. 23 amidst an outbreak of coronavirus. More than nine million...

Scapegoating other countries allows us to ignore Canada's issues

Written on January 14, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

As North Americans, we love to blame China for our problems. From propaganda to Chinese companies’ “alarming” presences in major North American industries, we seem to be scared of a nation that’s no different in their economic and political objectives than any European country, or our own government. But...

Queen’s has ties to companies involved in human rights abuses. We should all care.

Written on January 10, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s should cut its financial and research ties to companies involved in the ongoing human rights crisis in Western China, where an estimated 1.5 million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities are being arbitrarily detained in re-education camps. Currently, Queen’s invests in controversial tech companies...

Rignam Wangkhang believes Hong Kong needs help

Written on November 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Tsering Dorjee Wangkhang was one of the first two Tibetans to immigrate to Canada. At 13 years old, he fled his home and traversed frigid mountain passes in the region known as the “Roof of the World” with his family to seek shelter in India. He was among the first in Tibet to feel the cold embrace...

US blacklists Chinese tech company funding research at Queen's

Written on October 23, 2019. Posted in News.

Citing human rights abuses, the United States placed iFlyTek, a Chinese technology company currently funding research at Queen’s, on its trading blacklist on Oct. 7, halting the company’s work with American firms. First reported by The Logic on Sept. 5, Queen’s has entered into three research deals...

NBA decides its financial interests outrank Hong Kong’s freedom

Written on October 23, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

According to basketball legend LeBron James, Houston Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey, was “misinformed” when he weighed in on the Hong Kong protests on Twitter, showing support for the Hong Kong freedom fighters. While Morey may not have realized how big the bear he was poking with that...

Queen's to accept funding from Huawei despite CSIS warning

Written on January 11, 2019. Posted in News, University.

On Wednesday, Queen’s accepted research project funding from Chinese technology company Huawei—despite warnings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). On Oct. 4, representatives from the top research-intensive universities in Canada were cautioned about future relations with the...

Principal Woolf returns from China after partner university’s 70th anniversary

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in News.

As Queen’s celebrated its 175th anniversary, Jilin University celebrates an anniversary of its own with Principal Daniel Woolf in attendance. The university invited all of the leaders of their closest partner universities to a celebration of their 70th anniversary in Changchun China. Woolf explained...

Ni Hao, Shanghai

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

A friend once told me that when you visit China for a week you feel as though you can write an entire novel about it. Stay a month, and you might be able to sum up your adventures in a blog post. Live here for any longer and you’ll find yourself staring at a blank page for hours. This holds true,...

Pact lacks practicality

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Joshua Goodfield, ArtSci ’15 Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama established an agreement to support the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their meeting on Nov. 9 received grandiose public support due to the ambitious goals both...

QJ Politics: Canada-China deal

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

On Oct. 1, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) with China. It allows businesses in both countries to invest with more ease within each other’s borders. A few weeks later, President Barack Obama signed his own bilateral agreement with...

Pirating the Ivy League

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

China’s recent economic boom has resulted in the rise of several universities that seek to recreate the experience of prestigious western universities. I hope potential students approach these schools cautiously. Sticking with the country’s trend of making their megaprojects comparatively more insane...

Student-led protest blazes political trail

Written on October 8, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Susanne Lee, Comm ’15 Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Hong Kong to demand that residents of the region be able to choose their leader for the upcoming 2017 election — for which China has said they’ll be determining the candidates. The people within Hong Kong are entitled to a...

Students show support for protests in Hong Kong

Written on October 2, 2014. Posted in News.

A small group of Queen’s students gathered in front of Stauffer Library on Wednesday evening to support widespread protests in Hong Kong. The protests, led by student groups, are in reaction to the Chinese government’s decision to only include pre-approved candidates for the 2017 chief...

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The world needs to boycott the Beijing Olympics. Canada should take the lead.

Let's get down to business: the live-action ‘Mulan’ disappoints

Students from Wuhan organize to send medical supplies home

Scapegoating other countries allows us to ignore Canada's issues

Queen’s has ties to companies involved in human rights abuses. We should all care.

Rignam Wangkhang believes Hong Kong needs help

US blacklists Chinese tech company funding research at Queen's

NBA decides its financial interests outrank Hong Kong’s freedom

Queen's to accept funding from Huawei despite CSIS warning

Principal Woolf returns from China after partner university’s 70th anniversary

Ni Hao, Shanghai

Pact lacks practicality

QJ Politics: Canada-China deal

Pirating the Ivy League

Student-led protest blazes political trail

Students show support for protests in Hong Kong

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