Chinese State Media Broadcasting in Canada Is ‘Foreign Interference,’ MPs Hear

Chinese State Media Broadcasting in Canada Is ‘Foreign Interference,’ MPs Hear
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen on a program from the CGTN archive as it plays on a computer monitor in London, England, on Feb. 4, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Chinese state media outlets should not be granted broadcasting licences in Canada because their content is meant to feed “misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda” to overseas Chinese, an expert witness told a House committee on March 30.

The Chinese regime has made it clear it wishes to use overseas Chinese to exert influence abroad, and “this becomes interference instead of simple influence,” said Katherine Leung, policy advisor for the non-governmental organization Hong Kong Watch.