The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has opened an investigation into allegations that China intimidated a member of parliament and his family. Beijing purportedly targeted Conservative MP Michael Chong, who is of Chinese origin, for his anti-China stance.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has opened an investigation into allegations that China intimidated a member of parliament and his family. Beijing purportedly targeted Conservative MP Michael Chong, who is of Chinese origin, for his anti-China stance. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme said he was made aware of the allegations only recently, despite the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) drafting a memo on the issue in 2021. "When we were made aware of it, we approached Mr Chong and began the investigation," said Duheme, adding, "Any matters that can be charged, any person that can be charged with the Criminal Code, we will do so." Duheme said Chong's case is one of more than 100 investigations that the Canadian police have launched on alleged foreign interference in the country. What did Chong do? Notably, Chong has been a staunch supporter of Uyghur rights. In 2021, he also lent his support to a successful motion that said that the ongoing human rights abuse by China on its Uyghur minority accounts for genocide. As per the Canadian intelligence report from 2021 quoted by the country's Globe and Mail newspaper, China's intelligence agency requested details about Chong and his family. The intimidation effort was made in order to stomp down China's authority by making "an example" and also to "deter others from taking an anti-PRC position," the paper reported. WATCH | Gravitas | On Camera: Xi Jinping confronts Justin Trudeau × Apart from Chong, former Conservative party leader Erin O'Toole has also claimed he had been the target of a misinformation and "voter suppression" campaign by the Chinese government. He made the statement during a session in the House of Commons. However, Beijing retaliated saying, "China strongly urges the Canadian side to immediately stop this self-directed political farce." Also read | China denies targeting Canadian lawmaker amid diplomat expulsion row China's interference in Canada Apart from allegedly interfering in Canada's electoral system and intimidating politicians, China has been accused of opening illegal police stations across the North American country. These police stations are affiliated with the Public Security Bureau (PSB) and have been set up to antagonise China’s adversaries. When confronted by the authorities, China shrugged off the responsibility, saying these facilities are “vocational skill training centres”. The Chinese government claims that these police stations are essential for citizens living abroad. Moreover, in December last year, news reports claimed that Chinese officials had access to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's communication system. After the controversy snowballed, Trudeau vowed to review the contract, awarded to a firm with links to China to supply and maintain police radios. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Canada has been preaching human rights to India and Switzerland has made a career out of calling itself a neutral country - the arbiter of dispute and the upholder of human rights.

A new report is making waves, it says Justin Trudeau wanted to engage with China militarily. He wanted the PLA to train with Canadian forces. The report has been published by a Canadian newspaper.

It claims that the Trudeau government wanted to joint military drills with China. It had invited PLA for winter military exercises, however, the drills never too place after the Canadian chief of defence staff cancelled the plan.

General Jonathan Vance seems to have gone against the will of the Trudeau government. The reason was pressure from the United States - Canada's neighbour and ally. America believed that drills like these could benefit the PLA.

Prime Minister Trudeau reportedly "raged at the Canadian armed forces" for cancelling the training mission that's the claim from a news outlet called rebel news. Canada's relationship with China has gone downhill since.

The country arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei. China hit back with the arrest of two Canadians. Canada spoke in support of Hong Kong protesters. China said Trudeau's five eyes alliance could be poked and blinded.

Trudeau has been left to explain why he wanted military exercises with China in the first place. After this, Switzerland and China struck a secret deal. A deal that allowed Chinese spies to operate freely on Swiss territory - a deal that made Swiss taxpayers foot the bill of Chinese spy operations.

The Swiss called it a "readmission agreement". It was signed in 2015 for five years and the agreement expired on Monday. However, it may be renewed as reports say efforts are on. Switzerland kept the agreement a secret for more than four years. Finally, in August it admitted that there was such a deal.

A human rights campaign group has shared English translation of the deal which laid out the terms for Chinese agents and how they will operate in the country.

Chinese agents were allowed to travel to Switzerland. They were allowed to interview suspected Chinese nationals the ones whom Switzerland wished to deport which took place in under a veil of secrecy.

It was an unprecedented arrangement which allowed for no oversight of Chinese spies as no accountability for the methods was used or what they did with the deported individuals.

Reports say this deal allowed the Chinese agents to travel unofficially. Europe has open borders. Once one enters Switzerland there is access to the entire European Union even though Switzerland is not a part of the EU but it is covered under the Schengen visa.

A person can travel almost anywhere on the continent. No one can say where these Chinese spies went and what they did. No atter what China does it gets a free pass in the free world because countries which preach others about rights and propriety bend over backwards to accommodate Beijing.

Canada has been preaching human rights to India and Switzerland has made a career out of calling itself a neutral country - the arbiter of dispute and the upholder of human rights.

Canada has been preaching human rights to India and Switzerland has made a career out of calling itself a neutral country - the arbiter of dispute and the upholder of human rights. A new report is making waves, it says Justin Trudeau wanted to engage with China militarily. He wanted the PLA to train with Canadian forces. The report has been published by a Canadian newspaper. It claims that the Trudeau government wanted to joint military drills with China. It had invited PLA for winter military exercises, however, the drills never too place after the Canadian chief of defence staff cancelled the plan. General Jonathan Vance seems to have gone against the will of the Trudeau government. The reason was pressure from the United States - Canada's neighbour and ally. America believed that drills like these could benefit the PLA. Prime Minister Trudeau reportedly "raged at the Canadian armed forces" for cancelling the training mission that's the claim from a news outlet called rebel news. Canada's relationship with China has gone downhill since. The country arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei. China hit back with the arrest of two Canadians. Canada spoke in support of Hong Kong protesters. China said Trudeau's five eyes alliance could be poked and blinded. Trudeau has been left to explain why he wanted military exercises with China in the first place. After this, Switzerland and China struck a secret deal. A deal that allowed Chinese spies to operate freely on Swiss territory - a deal that made Swiss taxpayers foot the bill of Chinese spy operations. The Swiss called it a "readmission agreement". It was signed in 2015 for five years and the agreement expired on Monday. However, it may be renewed as reports say efforts are on. Switzerland kept the agreement a secret for more than four years. Finally, in August it admitted that there was such a deal. A human rights campaign group has shared English translation of the deal which laid out the terms for Chinese agents and how they will operate in the country. Chinese agents were allowed to travel to Switzerland. They were allowed to interview suspected Chinese nationals the ones whom Switzerland wished to deport which took place in under a veil of secrecy. It was an unprecedented arrangement which allowed for no oversight of Chinese spies as no accountability for the methods was used or what they did with the deported individuals. Reports say this deal allowed the Chinese agents to travel unofficially. Europe has open borders. Once one enters Switzerland there is access to the entire European Union even though Switzerland is not a part of the EU but it is covered under the Schengen visa. A person can travel almost anywhere on the continent. No one can say where these Chinese spies went and what they did. No atter what China does it gets a free pass in the free world because countries which preach others about rights and propriety bend over backwards to accommodate Beijing.

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China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada's foreign ministry said on Saturday, though the reason for the jailing remains unclear.

"Global Affairs Canada is aware of the detention of a Canadian citizen in Yantai, China," a spokesman told AFP.

He added that "Canadian officials are providing consular assistance" but no further details could be disclosed due to privacy laws.

The detention follows Beijing's jailing of two Canadians earlier this year after Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer for Chinese tech giant Huawei, was taken into custody in Vancouver on a warrant from the United States.

However, a source familiar with the latest detention said there is no indication it's related to the cases of Canadians Michael Kovrig, an ex-diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a consultant.

The pair is facing espionage charges that Ottawa has called "arbitrary" and which have sparked questions over whether the allegations are retaliation for Canada's Huawei arrest.

China has also sentenced two other Canadians to death for drug trafficking and blocked imports of Canadian agricultural products.

It remains unclear if this latest detention was related to last week's arrest of 19 people in a drug case centring on the local branch of a language school in Xuzhou, a city southwest of Yantai.

Among those arrested were seven teachers and nine foreign students, whose nationalities have not been specified.

The British embassy in Beijing on Friday said four of its nationals had been arrested in Jiangsu province where Xuzhou is located, without specifying if the arrests were related to the drug case.

Swiss-based Education First, which operates a chain of language schools in China, released a statement this week acknowledging the involvement of seven of its teachers in the drug allegations at one of its branches in Xuzhou.

China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada's foreign ministry said on Saturday, though the reason for the jailing remains unclear.

China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada's foreign ministry said on Saturday, though the reason for the jailing remains unclear. "Global Affairs Canada is aware of the detention of a Canadian citizen in Yantai, China," a spokesman told AFP. He added that "Canadian officials are providing consular assistance" but no further details could be disclosed due to privacy laws. The detention follows Beijing's jailing of two Canadians earlier this year after Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer for Chinese tech giant Huawei, was taken into custody in Vancouver on a warrant from the United States. However, a source familiar with the latest detention said there is no indication it's related to the cases of Canadians Michael Kovrig, an ex-diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a consultant. The pair is facing espionage charges that Ottawa has called "arbitrary" and which have sparked questions over whether the allegations are retaliation for Canada's Huawei arrest. China has also sentenced two other Canadians to death for drug trafficking and blocked imports of Canadian agricultural products. It remains unclear if this latest detention was related to last week's arrest of 19 people in a drug case centring on the local branch of a language school in Xuzhou, a city southwest of Yantai. Among those arrested were seven teachers and nine foreign students, whose nationalities have not been specified. The British embassy in Beijing on Friday said four of its nationals had been arrested in Jiangsu province where Xuzhou is located, without specifying if the arrests were related to the drug case. Swiss-based Education First, which operates a chain of language schools in China, released a statement this week acknowledging the involvement of seven of its teachers in the drug allegations at one of its branches in Xuzhou.

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