Trudeau Sends Chinese New Year Greeting to Toronto Group Accused of Hosting Secret Chinese Police Station

A building in a business park in Markham, Ont., seen on Oct. 31, 2022, is one of three locations in the Greater Toronto Area identified by human rights group Safeguard Defenders as being among at least 30 unofficial police stations established in more than 20 countries. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent Chinese New Year greetings to a Toronto organization that’s facing allegations of serving as a secret Chinese police station.

The Canada Toronto Fuqing Business Association (CTFQBA) highlighted Mr. Trudeau’s greeting letter in a Feb. 24 post on the social media platform WeChat. The greeting was sent for the group’s Chinese New Year gala held on Feb. 10 in the Toronto area. Among those attending were two officials from the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, Hao Peng and Sheng Jiang.