Canada-China Military Training in Canada Cancelled After US Raised Security Concerns, Documents Show

Foreign affairs urges defence department not to limit military engagements with China

Chinese soldiers take part in a winter training session in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Jan. 28, 2015. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Canada’s defence department canceled winter survival training with observers from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) after security concerns were raised by the United States, Canadian government documents show.

The documents (pdf), obtained by Rebel News under an Access to Information Act request, show the Department of National Defence relaying that the U.S. military was concerned about China’s participation in the exercises, saying it could lead to “undesired knowledge transfer” from Canada to the PLA.