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Investigative Journalist Uncovers CCP’s Infiltration of Canada via Hong Kong Tycoons and Gangs

October 17, 2024 TruthUSA

Recently, Canadian investigative journalist Sam Cooper spoke to The Epoch Times in an interview about the latest edition of his bestseller, Wilful Blindness, set to be released this month.

Initially published in 2021, Wilful Blindness explores how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used Hong Kong tycoons and triad leaders to infiltrate Canada, particularly affecting Vancouver’s real estate market through underground banking. Triads are organized crime syndicates that originated in China and have a long history of involvement in illegal activities such as drug trafficking, extortion, and money laundering.

Cooper’s investigation revealed that this network of illicit funds, originating from China and Hong Kong, played a significant role in driving up Vancouver’s housing prices, fueling what became known as the “Vancouver Model” of money laundering.

In the updated edition of the book, Cooper delves deeper into foreign interference in Canada, especially in Canadian elections, adding fresh insights into how CCP-aligned criminal networks are manipulating local economies and politics. In his recent conversation with The Epoch Times, Cooper highlighted how malicious actors from political, criminal, and financial sectors are working in concert with Beijing to gain influence in the country.

He said, “If these activities continue for decades, half a century, China will silently control other jurisdictions, just like it did with Hong Kong.”

The Vancouver Model of Money Laundering

During his years as a journalist covering city hall, Cooper uncovered how major real estate developers had heavily influenced Vancouver’s city government. The underground banking system, with funds flowing from China and Hong Kong, fueled local economic activity, mainly through money laundering in government-regulated casinos. This practice, dubbed the “Vancouver Model,” has since spread globally, serving as a tool for the CCP to take control of other countries and regions.

“The CCP views the world as a playground for its infiltration tactics, using a combination of spies and organized crime to advance its agenda,” Cooper told The Epoch Times. Through the United Front Work Department, the CCP has formed alliances with Hong Kong’s triad leaders and business elites to dismantle pro-democracy movements covertly. This “hybrid war model,” Cooper said, allows territories to be captured without firing a single shot, as was the case with Hong Kong.