Pro-democracy advocate Ivy Li: 'Our government is now making it easier for the CCP to monitor the Chinese community here in B.C.'
The B.C. government says it is being “very cautious” with the launch of its Weibo account “out of an abundance of caution.” But local critics of the Chinese government say the move amounts to “wilful blindness” of serious threats to British Columbians.
The B.C. government’s Weibo channel already has more than 1,100 followers and has published more than 47 posts, according to a ministry statement. Concerns over the B.C. government's move to launch an account on Weibo come as Canada grapples with questions over foreign influence and alleged interference in elections by the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party .
Further, Dickau said B.C. government is not retaining any public information and “no private information is shared on the government’s Weibo channel.” Weibo comments section vulnerable to propaganda Li said the B.C. government's Weibo account could also be vulnerable to Chinese nationalists and propagandists who want to influence British Columbians through the account’s comments section.
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