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Canada expelled a Chinese diplomat allegedly involved in a scheme to target lawmaker Michael Chong and his family. An intelligence report from July 2021 revealed that China sought to use "incentives and punishment" to influence lawmakers, business executives, and Chinese communities in Canada. Chong sponsored a resolution in 2021 declaring that China's treatment of Uyghurs amounts to genocide.
China has expelled Canada's consul in Shanghai in retaliation for Ottawa sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian MP. Canada had accused China of targeting its opposition lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong after Mr Chong accused China of human rights abuses. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been strained since the detention of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou, held in Canada on US fraud charges in 2018, and Beijing's subsequent arrest of two Canadians on spying charges.
Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat in Toronto who allegedly sought to target Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong and his Hong Kong-based relatives over Chong’s support for a parliamentary motion that called Beijing’s treatment of its Uyghur minority a “genocide.” The move, which came after mounting pressure from opposition lawmakers, was poised to further inflame ties between Ottawa and Beijing. Chinese officials on Monday dismissed the claims of interference as “rumors … hyped up by some politicians and media” and vowed retaliation.
Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat, Zhao Wei, after he was accused of being involved in a campaign to intimidate a Canadian opposition legislator critical of Beijing. The move comes after the Globe and Mail newspaper reported earlier this month that China had sought information about any relatives of a Canadian legislator "who may be located" within its borders. The accusations have led to renewed tensions between Ottawa and Beijing. The two countries have had frosty relations for several years over a range of issues, including human rights, trade, and the arrests of Canadian and Chinese citizens.
Canada has expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei after an intelligence report accused him of trying to target a Canadian lawmaker critical of China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. The expulsion escalates already tense Sino-Canadian relations and is likely to prompt China, Canada's second-largest trading partner, to respond. Spy agency Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) authored a report in 2021 about Chinese influence in Canada that included information about potential threats to Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong and his family.
Canada is considering expelling Chinese diplomats after an intelligence agency report revealed that one of them plotted to intimidate the Hong Kong relatives of a Canadian lawmaker who criticized Beijing's human rights record. The report indicates that opposition Conservative lawmaker Michael Chong and his Hong Kong relatives were targeted. Canada's spy agency has not released details publicly. Chong has said the report identifies a Toronto-based diplomat as being part of the plot. China denies the accusations.
Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is considering expelling a Chinese diplomat after an intelligence report revealed that the official had sought to track down a Canadian lawmaker's family in Hong Kong to intimidate them. The lawmaker, Michael Chong, had backed a motion in parliament declaring China's treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority genocide. China denied the report and warned Canada of consequences if it continues "denigrating maliciously" the human rights situation in China.
Canada has summoned the Chinese ambassador following allegations that Beijing threatened an opposition party legislator and his family. The Canadian Foreign Minister has warned that all options, including expulsion of diplomats, remain on the table as they consider the consequences for this behaviour. The China-Canada relationship has been frosty for several years, especially after Canadian authorities detained Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 on a US arrest warrant. The standoff ended when all three people were released in 2021, but relations have remained sour over several points of contention, including human rights and trade.
Canada's spy agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), did not inform lawmaker Michael Chong about Chinese threats against him and his family in 2021, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The CSIS had determined that the threats were not concerning enough to inform Chong. Trudeau has appointed an independent special investigator to probe allegations of Chinese interference in Canada's last two elections. Chong was sanctioned by Beijing in 2021 after his motion passed the Canadian parliament declaring China's treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority genocide.