China-Canada Diplomatic Feud Escalates with Expulsions and Retaliations
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.