China Will ‘Weaponize Anything and Everything,’ Former CSIS Director Says of Expanding Aggression

Former CSIS Director Richard Fadden speaks as he participates in a panel at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa on Jan. 31, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Beijing’s increasing use of espionage, threats, and territorial expansion risks becoming normalized as the West fails to push back effectively, says former CSIS director Richard Fadden.

Fadden made the comment during a Nov. 25 keynote speech at the Vancouver International Security Summit, where security and intelligence experts discussed foreign threats, particularly from malign state actors like China, as well as Russia, Iran, and North Korea.