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China will be emboldened to target more Canadians if diplomat not expelled: Chong<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Sean Boynton Global News
\nPosted May 7, 2023 11:00 am
\n Updated May 5, 2023 9:35 pm<\/p>\n

Conservative MP Michael Chong says he was \u201cshaken\u201d to learn about the alleged Chinese campaign targeting him and his family in Hong Kong, and says not taking decisive action will only embolden Beijing to threaten other Canadians.<\/p>\n

That action should include expelling the Chinese diplomat in Toronto who was allegedly involved in the plot, Chong told Eric Sorensen in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the fact they haven\u2019t (acted) emboldens the (People\u2019s Republic of China) to conduct even more of these activities on Canadians,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I think they need to send a clear message and expel this diplomat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Globe and Mail reported on Monday that Beijing\u2019s intelligence service allegedly sought to target Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong, citing a top-secret document and an anonymous national security source. The Globe also reported a Chinese diplomat who remains in Canada was allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

Chong said the top-secret intelligence assessment from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) cited by the Globe and Mail report outlined the alleged threats against him and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know first, from the July 2021 assessment, that an officer in the Ministry of State Security in the PRC was gathering information to target my family in the PRC in order to target me on the floor of the House of Commons and put pressure on me to change my position on democracy and human rights,\u201d Chong said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also know that other MPs were being targeted. We don\u2019t know who they are by the Ministry of State Security in the PRC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second thing we know is that a PRC diplomat accredited by the Government of Canada in Toronto, Mr. Wei Jo, was working also to gather information about my family in order to put pressure on me. So those are the two facts we know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chong says he wasn\u2019t surprised that China was targeting his family in Hong Kong, with whom he cut off contact years ago \u201cout of an abundance of caution.\u201d Such campaigns have been waged against members of the Chinese diaspora in Canada and their families back in China for years, he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy case is not unique,\u201d Chong said.<\/p>\n

But he said he was \u201cprofoundly disappointed\u201d that the Canadian government wasn\u2019t doing enough to protect not just him and his family, but other Canadians being targeted by Beijing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really, really shook me up that we\u2019re standing naked in the wind, so to speak, exposed to these threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reported campaign against him began after Chong voted in February 2021 in favour of a motion in the House of Commons condemning China\u2019s treatment of its Uyghur minority as a genocide. The following month, China sanctioned Chong, barring him from entering the county and prohibiting Chinese citizens from conducting business with him.<\/p>\n

Chong told reporters last week that while he was briefed by CSIS officials at the time, the information was \u201cgeneral in nature\u201d and did not include specific threats regarding him or his family abroad.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has insisted he only learned about the campaign against Chong in the media and was never briefed on the CSIS assessment in 2021 or the years since. But Chong claims the document made its way to Trudeau\u2019s national security advisor and the Privy Council\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Trudeau has since directed CSIS to inform the government about any threats made against officials or their families, regardless of whether they are considered actionable.<\/p>\n

Chong says the move comes too late, accusing Trudeau of intentionally setting up the mechanics of government so that he would not be informed of credible national security threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been prime minister for almost eight years,\u201d he said. \u201cI think this might be excusable eight months into a new government, but there\u2019s no excuse for this eight years in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chong says he was also \u201castounded\u201d that, during a House of Commons committee meeting he attended Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly listed the potential consequences the government is weighing in expelling the Chinese diplomat who allegedly targeted him.<\/p>\n

During a heated exchange with Chong, Joly said \u201ceconomic interests, consular interests and also diplomatic interests will be affected\u201d by such a move.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that was very concerning, that a foreign minister of a G7 country would telegraph to an authoritarian state \u2018the strongest leverage you have over us is economic,’\u201d Chong said.<\/p>\n

Those potential consequences have also been cited by the government when asked why it has yet to expel any Russian diplomats since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began more than a year ago.<\/p>\n

Chong says Canada has had other opportunities to expel Chinese diplomats, including in response to the so-called secret police stations set up in major cities to intimidate Chinese Canadians.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the government doesn\u2019t treat these threats seriously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

China will be emboldened to target more Canadians if diplomat not expelled: Chong<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n