Canadian lawmakers urge action against transnational repression in wake of China Targets probe
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Canada’s lawmakers are urging the government to implement a recently adopted law against foreign interference following reports by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, CBC News and other media partners that the Chinese government has targeted dozens of Chinese dissidents living in Canada and other countries over the last decade.
Jenny Kwan, a member of the left-leaning New Democratic Party who herself is an “evergreen” target of the Chinese government according to Canda’s intelligence agency, told ICIJ media partner CBC News that countering transnational repression has become an urgent matter.
“In light of the CBC investigation and the reports that have now come out, you would think that this would be a priority for the government,” Kwan, who was born in Hong Kong, said in an interview. “But so far, I have yet to hear the prime minister say foreign interference, transnational repression is a top priority for them.”
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China Targets, an ICIJ-led investigation in collaboration with 42 media partners worldwide, exposed how Chinese authorities as well as Chinese Communist Party supporters and other government-backed individuals and organizations use surveillance, pressure on family members, hacking and other tactics to target regime critics living overseas.
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Canadian lawmakers urge action against transnational repression in wake of China Targets probe - ICIJ
Members of Parliament have called on the newly elected government to enforce a law against transnational repression following reports of Chinese authorities targeting Canadian residents.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (www.icij.org)
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Canada’s lawmakers are urging the government to implement a recently adopted law against foreign interference following reports by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, CBC News and other media partners that the Chinese government has targeted dozens of Chinese dissidents living in Canada and other countries over the last decade.
Jenny Kwan, a member of the left-leaning New Democratic Party who herself is an “evergreen” target of the Chinese government according to Canda’s intelligence agency, told ICIJ media partner CBC News that countering transnational repression has become an urgent matter.
“In light of the CBC investigation and the reports that have now come out, you would think that this would be a priority for the government,” Kwan, who was born in Hong Kong, said in an interview. “But so far, I have yet to hear the prime minister say foreign interference, transnational repression is a top priority for them.”
[…]
China Targets, an ICIJ-led investigation in collaboration with 42 media partners worldwide, exposed how Chinese authorities as well as Chinese Communist Party supporters and other government-backed individuals and organizations use surveillance, pressure on family members, hacking and other tactics to target regime critics living overseas.
[…]
Canadian lawmakers urge action against transnational repression in wake of China Targets probe - ICIJ
Members of Parliament have called on the newly elected government to enforce a law against transnational repression following reports of Chinese authorities targeting Canadian residents.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (www.icij.org)
Online Event June 9: China’s Transnational Repression Efforts | Citizen Lab
On June 9, join the Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks to discuss China’s influence, interference, and repression in Canada.
In this online session hosted by the Canada China Forum, Emile Dirks, senior research associate at the Citizen Lab, and Bradley Jardine, managing director of Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, will explore the PRC’s lawful and unlawful influence practices, the fine line between influence and interference, as well as how the international society should respond to China’s advancements.