Canada Should Be Vigilant About China’s Untoward Goals in International Organizations: Professor

Carleton University professor Fen Osler Hampson urges Canada to bolster Western alliances to counter Chinese influence
Canada Should Be Vigilant About China’s Untoward Goals in International Organizations: Professor
The opening session of the 53rd U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 19, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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As Beijing seeks increasing influence within international organizations, Canada should actively fortify its alliances with traditional Western partners to counter the regime’s ambition to reshape the democratic international structure, MPs heard.

Chancellor’s Professor Fen Osler Hampson from Carleton University warned about China’s pursuit of a dominant role in global governance in his testimony before the House Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship (CACN) on Jan. 29.