John Robson: Beijing’s Influencers Are Hidden in Plain Sight and We Do Nothing

John Robson: Beijing’s Influencers Are Hidden in Plain Sight and We Do Nothing
The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
John Robson
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Even now he thinks they’re “games.” After all the warnings about the Chinese Communist Party’s sinister intentions and methods, our prime minister told a news conference: “Unfortunately we’re seeing that countries, state actors from around the world, whether it’s China or others, are continuing to play aggressive games with our institutions, with our democracies.” If these manoeuvres are “games,” the state actors are playing for keeps. We don’t seem to be.

John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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