Trudeau Wishes Toronto Group Accused of Hosting Secret Chinese Police Station a Happy Chinese New Year.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended his greetings for the Chinese New Year to a Toronto organization that has been accused of operating as a secret Chinese police station.
The Canada Toronto Fuqing Business Association (CTFQBA) highlighted Trudeau’s letter of greeting in a post dated Feb. 24 on the social media platform WeChat. The greetings were sent in honor of the group’s Chinese New Year gala, held on Feb. 10 in the Toronto area. Among the attendees were two officials from the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, Hao Peng and Sheng Jiang.
“I am delighted to convey my warmest wishes to everyone celebrating Chinese New Year,” Trudeau wrote. “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my best wishes to all those celebrating Chinese New Year.”
CTFQBA states on its website that it operates “under the guidance” of various Chinese central and provincial government bodies, including the municipal-level committee of the United Front Work Department in Fuqing, a city in Fujian Province on the southeast coast of China, near the Taiwan Strait. The United Front is widely recognized as Beijing’s primary foreign interference body.
The Epoch Times contacted the Prime Minister’s Office for comments but did not receive an immediate response.
Covert Chinese Police Stations
A report from September 2022 by the Spain-based NGO Safeguard Defenders first brought to light the operation of secret Chinese police stations overseas by the Chinese communist regime.
