Properly used, the registry will prevent an entire community from being singularly labelled as a threat
documented how as early as 2006 warnings of interference by China and its agents on members of the community have been ignored. According to the article, the United Front Work Department is the culprit, as it “takes special interest in people of Chinese descent living abroad, viewing them as powerful external threats as well as potential allies.
In 2017, the Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China, together with Amnesty International, issued the “Harassment & Intimidation Report.” There was no media or political response. It was only after the same report was updated and re-issued publicly in 2020 that it received any media attention.
Australia stood up to China and passed the Foreign Influence Act of 2018 and implemented a foreign-agent registry. There were no increase in anti-Chinese racism since that act was passed. We are similar in size and demographics to Australia. Why is Canada hesitating? We certainly agree with MP Mary Ng that the registry should be created “in such a way that does not stoke anti-Asian racism.” And there are many ways to do so, such as the careful use of language by referencing the government or country, such as China, and not the people.
Our government must not lean on overly simplistic reasoning, false equivalencies or rely on a broad and general assertion of “racism” to deflect from the urgent need for such measures.Cheuk Kwan is a filmmaker and author. His latest book is Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World. Dora Nipp is a lawyer and a founding member of the Asian Canadian Women’s Alliance.
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