Canada expels Chinese diplomat accused of targeting lawmaker

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: Reuters

OTTAWA, May 8 (Reuters) - Canada on Monday expelled Toronto-based Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei after an intelligence report accused him of trying to target a Canadian lawmaker critical of China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority.

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China's embassy in Ottawa said it condemns the expulsion, and that it has formally protested the move to the government.

"China will resolutely take countermeasures," said a spokesperson for the embassy in a statement posted on its website.

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Canadian media outlets have published several reports, citing anonymous intelligence sources, alleging schemes run by the Chinese government to interfere in Canada's last two elections. Beijing has denied those allegations.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-expels-chinese-diplomat-accused-targeting-lawmaker-2023-05-08/

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[nycbos]

1. Good.

Being Jewish, China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims sounds familiar to me.

[AZLD4Candidate]

2. Don't worry. Being Jewish isn't even recognized as a religion here and are nominally tolerated

My wife can't join me at Chabad because she doesn't have a foreign passport and the Chinese workers at Chabad say nasty things about us assuming we don't speak Chinese. However, they know I do and they are on their best behavior is I am shopping in the market for Passover or something Jewish I need.

[Karma13612]

4. Where is "here"? Eom

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. China.

[Karma13612]

7. 😳

Don’t you have to be careful about what you say in online posts?

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Be safe!

[AZLD4Candidate]

8. DU is blocked, so I use a VPN. But they have no control over non-Chinese websites

which is why there is no Chinese anything on my computer.

And I bought this laptop in Phoenix.

[Eugene]

3. China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move (BBC)

China has expelled Canada's consul in Shanghai in retaliation for Ottawa sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian MP.

On Monday, Canada declared China's diplomat Zhao Wei "persona non grata" and ordered her to leave the country.

In response, China on Tuesday ordered the removal of Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, Canada's diplomat in its Shanghai Consulate.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65529185

[Karma13612]

5. I read a linked BBC Article.

This right here is absolutely not true:

"China opposes interference in other countries' internal affairs. We have no interest in and will not interfere in Canada's internal affairs," Mr Wenbin* said on Thursday.“

Wenbin is full of unexpelled digested food.

There are “secret” Chinese police stations in foreign countries around the globe. I just heard a news piece about one in NYC.

* Wang Wenbin is a spokesman for China's minister of foreign affairs.

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