Groups Targeted by Beijing Concerned About BC Town Pondering Sister City Agreement With China

Chinese paramilitary police officers who serve on the border between Hong Kong and Guangdong province prepare to take part in anti-riot training exercises in Shenzhen of southern China's Guangdong province on June 5, 2017. Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images

Human rights advocacy groups are expressing concern about the implications of a potential sister city agreement between Prince George, B.C., and Jiangmen, China, after the Canadian municipality welcomed representatives from the Chinese city last week.

The City of Prince George says representatives from the city of Jiangmen in Guangdong province, southern China, visited last week to “tour the community and consider establishing a sister city agreement.”