Brenda Lucki declines to detail precisely what type of Chinese activities are being probed by the RCMP
RCMP is also investigating whether two fired scientists from Canada’s top infectious-disease laboratory in Winnipeg passed on sensitive information to China. CSIS has held private briefings with MPs to warn them about efforts by China and its agents of influence to covertly cultivate relations with elected officials to gain sway over parliamentary debates and government decision-making.
Mr. Cong was dogged by demonstrators outside the event who were rallying in solidarity with rare protests in major Chinese cities – a show of civil disobedience unprecedented since Mr. Xi assumed power a decade ago. Mehmet Tohti, executive director of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, who was also protesting, criticized the University of Ottawa for providing Mr. Cong a platform to speak – given that Beijing denies it is persecuting Uyghurs.
The two dozen protesters outside chanted “Free China. Free Tibet. Free Hong Kong” as Mr. Cong spoke. University of Ottawa officials lowered blinds in the room where he was speaking but the sound of the chanting could still be heard. The protests on the mainland were triggered by a fire in China’s Xinjiang region last week that killed 10 people who were trapped in their apartments. Protesters said lockdown measures were partly to blame, though officials denied that.
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