The volunteer group was ostensibly created to assist Chinese nationals who run into legal trouble or physical danger in Canada
VANCOUVER — A recent decision by the consulate-general of the People’s Republic of China to form a corps of citizen volunteers in this city is raising concerns about improper foreign interference in Canadian affairs.
Defending the safety and legal rights of overseas Chinese citizens “is an important duty of the Vancouver consulate and a responsibility the consul general cannot shirk,” the article stated. “The volunteer mechanism is fully making use of the advantages of the emigrant community, developing working synergy, and helping the consulate to provide good consular services, giving overseas Chinese emigrants and Chinese citizens a feeling of safety and benefit,” the article states.
It noted that 27 Chinese residents from around the world had arrived in Beijing for an 11-day training program. Gordon Houlden, director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta, said China has always shown an interest in the Chinese diaspora and where the government wishes to keep in touch with PRC nationals, that is allowed within Canada, as long as there is no coercion or improper pressure.
Where China might be engaged in efforts to shape the views of the broad Chinese-Canadian community or to push a particular point of view, that is another matter Another person who appears in the group picture is Harris Niu, president of the Canadian Community Service Association and a member of B.C. Premier John Horgan’s Chinese-Canadian Community Advisory Committee. Niu was said to be out of town and did not respond to an email.
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