Canadian Think Tank Warns G7 Countries Face ‘Systemic’ Interference by Beijing, Calls for Coordinated Response

A member of the Peoples Armed Police stands at the entrance of the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People during delegation meetings on March 6, 2024 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

A Montreal-based security think tank is warning that Beijing’s foreign interference operations are deeply embedded across all G7 democracies through tactics that are adaptive, long-term, and difficult to detect.

The Montreal Institute for Global Security (MIGS) released a new report on May 27, titled, “Guarding the G7: Countering Beijing’s Interference Operations,” and presented its findings at a press conference on Parliament Hill the same day.