\u0027Our aim is to prevent intimidation, threats and harassment as well as any form of harm initiated on behalf of a foreign entity\u0027
Canada joins countries including the United States and the Netherlands to launch such investigations after Safeguard Defenders, a Europe-based human rights organization, published a report in September revealing the presence of dozens of Chinese police “service stations” in major cities around the world.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
It also linked them to activities of China’s United Front Work Department, a Communist Party body charged with spreading its influence and propaganda overseas. China has denied the allegations. “Our aim is to prevent intimidation, threats and harassment as well as any form of harm initiated on behalf of a foreign entity being applied to any community in Canada,” the RCMP said in a statement. Greater Toronto Area is home to Toronto, Canada’s financial capital and the most populous city.
While tensions between China and Canada have been running high for years, diplomatic strain came under a fresh spotlight recently when Chinese President Xi Jinping candidly called out the leaking of a conversation he had with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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