ViewpointsOpinionWhen Dictatorships Are in Doubt They Call Their Citizens ‘Terrorists’SavePrintThe Chinese flag flutters near surveillance cameras mounted on a lamppost in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 15, 2019. Andy Wong/AP PhotoPhil Gurski7/13/2023|Updated: 7/17/20230:00X 1CommentaryAh, the ‘T’ word—terrorism. We have certainly been obsessed with it of late, probably since the awful events of 9/11.Share this articleLeave a commentPhil GurskiAuthorPhil Gurski spent 32 years working at Canadian intelligence agencies and is a specialist in terrorism. He is the author of six books on terrorism.Author’s Selected ArticlesCanada Has to Get Serious About Foreign Threats to CitizensJun 12, 2025When It Comes to China, Canada Mustn’t Jeopardize National Security in the Interest of Increasing TradeJun 10, 2025Why Is No One Worried About a 5-Fold Increase in Terrorism Charges in Canada?May 27, 2025No Good Reason to Invite Head of Suspected Chinese Police Stations to Campaign EventApr 22, 2025Related TopicsterrorismChinese Communist Party (CCP)ideology9/11 Attacks