\u0022This is straight out of the CCP’s playbook, using racism as a deflection from the proper issue at hand.\u0022
But the campaign has faced stiff headwinds, as many Chinese-Canadian activists and commentators complain that comparing the two policies is misleading and plays into Beijing’s hands — while disrespecting ancestors who suffered under those racist laws.
Indeed, when Australia brought in foreign-interference laws — including a registry — five years ago, Beijing reacted angrily, cancelling visas for some business leaders and accusing its politicians of being motivated by xenophobia and racism.Article content Woo, though, defends making the comparison, arguing that a registry like the ones proposed in a private member’s bill of former Conservative MP Kenny Chiu and similar legislation introduced recently by Tory Sen. Leo Housakos would apply to people acting here for literally any legally constituted entity in China.Article content
The Canadian government has yet to introduce legislation, but Chiu’s bill would have required anyone acting for a foreign government or a related entity to register if they were communicating with a member of Parliament or senior official about government business.Article content Oh has often appeared at events hosted by Chinese diplomats, including being the “guest of honour” at a virtual embassy reception shortly after the two Michaels affair was resolved, where Ambassador Cong Peiwu urged Canada to “reflect on its mistakes.” In his remarks there, Oh said China offered a valuable role model for handling COVID-19, according to the Communist Party-run Global Times.
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