Tories Call on Trudeau to Retract ‘Anti-Asian Racism’ Accusation

Tories Call on Trudeau to Retract ‘Anti-Asian Racism’ Accusation
Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Nov. 19, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The Conservatives called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to retract his accusation of “anti-Asian racism” after Conservative MPs questioned him about the collaboration of Chinese military-linked scientists with scientists at a high-security Canadian laboratory.

Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong says (pdf) conflating “legitimate criticism of China’s government with Anti-Asian racism” is falling into a propaganda trap set up by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).