‘Dangerous’: Concerns raised about possible Chinese ‘secret police station’ in Vancouver
Immigration lawyer and policy analyst, Richard Kurland said he thinks this report is a cry for public attention to get resources allocated to public security institutions, like CSIS and RCMP.
“We have seen, in the immigration caseload, individuals physically present, right here in British Columbia, from that community who have complained and testified and provided affidavits to the effect that the government of China, directly and indirectly, coerced Canadian relatives on Canadian soil into convincing a Chinese citizen to go back and face the music in the mainland.”
“We have an obligation to protect our Canadian citizens, our permanent residents who have connections to the mainland,” he added.Global News contacted the Chinese Embassy and Global Affairs but did not hear back.However, the embassy has previously described the Chinese offices as volunteer-run service stations to process things like driver’s licences.
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, told reporters recently that 2022 has revealed that the tectonic plates of the world power structures are moving.Joly recognized that China’s “sheer size” means that Canada cannot fully disengage from dealing with the country. The Chinese government’s cooperation is necessary, she said, to address issues like global health, climate change and nuclear non-proliferation.
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