Conservative MP Michael Chong was likely the target of a second disinformation campaign by China
Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, an outspoken critic of China, was almost certainly the target of a second intimidation campaign orchestrated by Beijing in May, the federal government says.since at least 2021 because of his condemnation of Beijing’s brutal treatment of ethnic Muslim Uyghurs and crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
The federal government is in the midst of all-party negotiations to set up a public inquiry into Chinese state interference in Canadian politics after revelations reported in The Globe on May 1 that Beijing targeted Mr. According to the analysis, between May 4 and 13 a co-ordinated network of WeChat’s news accounts featured, shared and amplified a large volume of “false or misleading narratives” about Mr. Chong.
“An analysis by the RRM to determine the possibility of state involvement revealed that, while China’s role in the information operation is highly probable, unequivocal proof that China ordered and directed the operation is not possible to determine due to the covert nature of how social media networks are leveraged in this type of information campaign,” the department said.
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