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How Beijing’s Invisible Hand Infiltrates Canadian Campuses
Observers explore how Canada should respond
The McMaster University incident is part of a growing trend of reports of Chinese consulates and embassies exerting influence and interference in their host countries.
(L) Chinese students wait to welcome then-Chinese leader Hu Jintao to Ottawa on June 23, 2010. (C) Chinese students hold banners and ags to welcome Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Ottawa on Sept. 21, 2016. (R) A crowd waving Chinese ags awaits the arrival of Hu Jintao in Vancouver on Sept. 17, 2005. cliplab.pro/Shutterstock; Becky Zhou/The Epoch Times
TORONTO—Chinese students at McMaster University were issued instructions by the Chinese consulate in Toronto on how to respond to a human rights event held on campus earlier this month, screenshots of social media discussions among a group of Chinese students show.
The incident, which was China-related and involved two student groups, is part of a growing trend of reports of Chinese consulates and embassies exerting influence and interference in their host countries.
