Expanding Interference Inquiry Beyond China ‘Precisely the Goal’ of Beijing Operatives: Former Ambassador

Expanding Interference Inquiry Beyond China ‘Precisely the Goal’ of Beijing Operatives: Former Ambassador
The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa in a file photo. Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times
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As the NDP seeks to broaden the scope of a public inquiry into foreign interference, Canada’s former ambassador to Beijing warns that doing so would play into the hands of Chinese secret operatives, who aim to “blur the focus” of the investigation.

“Precisely the goal of PRC influence ops: divert attention from the main stage. Blur the focus. Slow things down,” David Mulroney said in a Twitter post on Aug. 4.