MP Han Dong Wore Chinese Communist Red Scarf During China Trip

Mr. Dong was featured in a photograph during a 2015 visit to China where he was seen wearing the scarf alongside children at a Shanghai public school.
MP Han Dong Wore Chinese Communist Red Scarf During China Trip
Han Dong, now a federal MP, celebrates at a rally during his campaign as a provincial Liberal candidate in a Toronto-area riding, in Toronto on May 22, 2014. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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During a 2015 visit to China, MP Han Dong was photographed wearing a red scarf, which is a symbol of the Young Pioneers, a youth organization under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The photo, released by the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, also featured former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Both were photographed wearing the scarves alongside children at a Shanghai public school as part of an Ontario business delegation. At the time, Mr. Dong was a member of provincial parliament in Ms. Wynne’s Liberal government.