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Tomorrow, Friday July 31st 2020 at 10:35 am MST/Calgary time I will be talking about my book, TAKING ON CHINA, on CHQR 770 with host Danielle Smith. Click to tune in

The present tensions, albeit escalating tensions on a daily basis, between China and the United States, calls for us to be familiar with the Magnitsky Act, as it might end up coming into effect sooner than later. I found this explanation on Wikipedia, so instead of re writing it, take a look here: “The Magnitsky Act,Continue reading “What is the Magnitsky Act and why is it relevant now?”

I just received word from the producer of CBC’s HOMESTRETCH afternoon program that I will be chatting with Doug Dirks on Friday July 24th 2020 around 3:30 pm or so about my book, TAKING ON CHINA: How I Freed My Husband from Jail – A Memoir by Karen Patterson. You can tune in on https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio?radio_one=calgary&cbc_music=edmontonContinue reading “CBC’s Homestretch Interview …”

This just on the internets this morning, hot off the press … https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-author-overcame-trauma-to-pen-memoir-about-her-battle-to-free-her-husband-from-chinese-detainment

Today I received a box of author copies of my book, what a neat feeling. Crisp, clean and ready to be read.

RIP Liu Xiaobo, today (July 13th, 2020) is the anniversary of his death. Liu Xiaobo was one of the writers who drafted the CHARTER 08 that called for adjustments to the government, not to over throw the Chinese Communist Party. For this, he was sentenced to 11 years in jail in 2009. He made globalContinue reading “Liu Xiaobo – RIP”

Not a short read, by any stretch, but what I feel to be an important read … very thorough on the history of Maoism outside of China’s borders, debunking the myth/impression that China keeps to herself – India, Indonesia, Cambodia, countries across Africa, Nepal, Europe and Peru – among others – have been influenced byContinue reading “MAOISM: A Global History by Julia Lovell (2019)”

In the spring of 2019 I was invited to participate in an art exhibition titled Art: Key to Conflict Resolution, to be exhibited in Athens, Greece, July 17th to 31st, 2019. I was over the moon, as I had no idea that I would ever be invited to show my art works again, after soContinue reading “Art and Greece: Summer 2019”

In late June 2020, I received an email from a journalist with The National Post who was interested in interviewing me for a front page story he was running on China, Canada and the 2 detained Michaels in Beijing. He wanted my opinion and my book to feature in the article. Naturally, I agreed toContinue reading “Front page of the National Post: June 25th 2020 …”

My thoughts on this whole situation this morning are as follows. Perhaps Canada can find another ‘Achilles tendon’ of China and go after that WITHOUT having to release Meng Wanzhou … releasing Meng now is not a smart move for a myriad of reasons, one of which is because our next door neighbor to theContinue reading “Betwixt and Between: there are more options to breaking the dead lock”