At Least 575 Groups in Canada Linked to China’s United Front, Think Tank Says
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The Chinese regime has established a global network of organizations linked to its United Front system, which it uses to advance its agenda abroad, including at least 575 such groups in Canada, a new report says.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has built a network of more than 2,000 overseas organizations across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, according to the Feb. 11 report from U.S. think tank The Jamestown Foundation.
The report, titled, “Harnessing the People: Mapping Overseas United Front Work in Democratic States,” was written by China expert and Jamestown fellow Cheryl Yu. Yu announced the report’s findings at a Feb. 11 press conference on Parliament Hill held by The Jamestown Foundation and Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI).
Yu noted the CCP aims to influence democratic societies through its United Front Work Department (UFWD), which she characterized as “the Party’s weapon that it uses to expand control and influence without force.”
“The Party uses the system to shape political, social, and economic environments in ways that serve the Party’s goal, which is becoming the dominant global power and advancing claims such as the annexation of Taiwan,” she said.
Canada has the second-largest network of organizations tied to China’s UFWD after the United States, but the highest density, with at least 575 groups for a population of roughly 40 million, Yu said. Continue…