Canadian intelligence flagged Chinese meddling 37 years ago: newly released report
OTTAWA — A newly released document shows intelligence officials have been tracking China's attempts to meddle in Canadian affairs for more than one-third of a century.
Release of the heavily redacted report comes amid pressure on the Liberal government to hold an inquiry into foreign interference in Canada following a series of leaks to the media about purported meddling by China. "In Canada, as in many other western countries, the PRC uses both overt political activities and covert intelligence operations ... to achieve those ends," the report added."New, and potentially more effective, techniques are being used to influence the Canadian Chinese communities."
"But certainly, they knew what they were trying to do. It was not an accident," he said in an interview.Kwan said Beijing stepped up efforts to influence Chinese communities in Canada following the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, with the aim of burnishing its badly damaged image.
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