CHINA / DIPLOMACY
By GT staff reporters Published: Apr 16, 2021 08:28 PM
A worker installs a solar power unit at the construction site of a 300-MW photovoltaic electricity project of the China Datang Corporation Ltd. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
First it was cotton; now it s Xinjiang s solar panels that are being targeted. Both are pillar industries of Xinjiang in Northwest China, and they have become the target of what appears to be a malicious campaign launched by Western anti-China forces to destroy Xinjiang s rapidly ascending economy and ultimately obstruct the development of China.
These forces behind the campaign position themselves as saviors and claim to counter a genocide in Xinjiang, but what they are doing is essentially attempting to wipe out the industries and the bread and butter of over 25 million people in Xinjiang, locals, businesses and experts said.
Toronto s Mod Club Is Apparently Reopening as the Axis Club
Published Apr 16, 2021
Back in November, Toronto concertgoers hearts collectively broke after the announcement that the city s Mod Club Theatre would be shutting down for good. Now it appears the club will be reopening but under a new name.
Earlier this week, Arlo Parks mapped out a North American tour that includes a stop at the former College Street venue in September, in an announcement that has befuddled local music fans and industry workers alike. Closer inspection of the show s ticket listings reveals a statement that appears to signal the venue has been taken over by a new group who have renamed the spot the Axis Club.
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A decision by Canada’s telecom regulator to force the Big Three national wireless carriers and SaskTel to open up their networks to eligible regional competitors is unlikely to have a meaningful impact on competition in the industry, according to analysts and consumer advocates.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced Thursday that it will require the large wireless carriers to sell network access temporarily to regional carriers in the areas where those players own licenses to spectrum, airwaves used to transmit wireless signals. The regional players will have seven years to build out their own wireless networks in those areas and transitio