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@rachaiello @MaximeBernier @MPCelina Diversity never included me, because I don’t want to belong to any socio-politically identifiable group. I am an individual human being. I find it demeaning to be characterised, purely based on the colour of my skin, as a “racialised visible minority”.

@evadou @JosephTorigian @onglynette Huawei started out as #Nortel they cheat they steal they lie

I’ll be in Toronto early next month to speak about the history and growth of Huawei and China’s high-tech industry, alongside the fantastic @JosephTorigian and @onglynette. If you’re in the area, give me a shout! munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/china-go…

@Roman_Baber @Cdn_Eliana @MarkJCarney 👇

A year ago Mark Carney called China "the biggest threat to Canada's security". 3 months ago @MarkJCarney signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China on "intelligence sharing". Until today he refuses to show a copy of the Memorandum. Why?

Carney CELEBRATING his agreement with CHINA this morning in Halifax 👀 Michael MA must be happy to hear this No big deal about Forced Labour practices, human rights abuses, or Arctic security threats, no big deal 🇨🇦

@TerryGlavin @AndrewJWHaynes @nationalpost 🇨🇳🙏🇨🇳

Better get ready for a "tsunami" of transnational repression, the Citizen Lab warns Canadians. And don't expect Trump's America to help you. nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-… via @nationalpost

🧵Brief thread on Canadian MP Michael Ma’s connection with 🇨🇳 United Front Work (He’s the MP who recently questioned the veracity of the Uyghur persecutions) ‼️October 19, 2025: Ma attended the 15th-anniversary gala of the Canada Fujian Friendship Association. 🚩This gathering featured the Fujian/Fuzhou regional network, including leadership from the Toronto Fuqing Business Association—a group whose Markham commercial property was investigated by the RCMP and identified by Safeguard Defenders as an undeclared Chinese "police service station." The UFW frequently relies on these regional proxy networks to monitor the diaspora. [1] ❗️March 14, 2026: Ma and his wife, Anna Ma, personally visited the new headquarters of the Canada Shenzhen Associations Federation (CCSA) in Markham. 🚩Intelligence experts identify such "hometown" and regional business associations as key nodes in the United Front network, frequently used to co-opt diaspora leaders, promote Beijing’s political narratives, and facilitate state-backed economic and technological transfers. [2] ❗️March 4, 2026: Ma formally received a delegation from the CCSA, led by Chair Qi Jia, in his Parliament Hill office to discuss "systematically promoting China's image." 🚩This type of direct parliamentary access aligns with United Front "people-to-people" diplomacy, utilising diaspora trade groups to lobby host-country officials, build political capital, and influence mainstream narratives on behalf of Beijing. [3] ❗️September 19, 2025: Ma attended the 9th-anniversary charity gala of the CCSA alongside PRC Consul General Luo Weidong and CCSA Chair Qi Jia. 🚩The United Front frequently utilizes high-profile charity and community galas hosted by diaspora associations to build political capital with local officials, project mainstream legitimacy, and align overseas elites with Beijing's strategic objectives under the guise of philanthropy. [4] ❗️September 6, 2025: Ma’s office sent a representative to the Mid-Autumn Festival hosted by the Confederation of Chinese Alumni Associations (CCAA) in Markham. 🚩The CCAA is a massive umbrella organization. Security experts note that such "alumni" federations are frequently used as proxy groups by United Front networks to mobilize diaspora populations, build social capital with Canadian officials, and marginalize dissenting voices. [5] ❗️June 20, 2025: Ma attended the grand opening gala of the Canadian Entrepreneurs Alliance (LEAC) in Markham, alongside various business elites and local politicians. 🚩High-profile diaspora commercial networks and business galas are frequently targeted by the United Front to cultivate "elite capture," build political capital with Canadian officials, and project mainstream legitimacy under the guise of commercial networking. [6] ❗️June 7, 2025: Ma attended the 42nd-anniversary gala of the Scarborough York Region Chinese Business Association (SYRCBA), an event where Chinese Consulate official Liu Linlin delivered a speech directing the group to promote Beijing's bilateral trade goals. 🚩Diaspora chambers of commerce are frequently utilized by the United Front and PRC consulates to align overseas business elites with Beijing's economic objectives and mobilize political support. [7] ❗️May 3, 2025: Ma attended the grand opening of the Canada Network & Resource Centre (CNRC) and its private networking clubhouse. 🚩The United Front frequently leverages high-end diaspora "networking centers" and private business clubs to facilitate "elite capture," seamlessly blending commercial interests with political influence-building in host countries. [8]

@sunlorrie @AndrewScheidl Too late

Does anyone else get the feeling that four years from now we're going to need a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada, since the current federal government is ignoring all the warnings from the last one?

@globeandmail Canada is a Chinese Vassal State

China forced labour 'hearsay,' Liberal MP suggests theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-c…

@PrairieVeteran Sim and Chow are mayors of big cities with chinese police stations

China has more representatives here in Canada than any other country. They operate police stations right here in OUR country to keep their citizens here in a state of fear. And Carnage wants to now sign a security deal with them? At what point will Liberals realize their mistake? Really trying to understand this one.........

@AngelicaOung @W_T_Han Free Austronesia Free Yunnan Han belong to the Han valley #decolonise

A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM Anon, are you Chinamaxxing? Well as my friend @w_t_han likes to say, "If you don't understand the history, how are you going to understand anything about China?" Today William and I went to the National Palace Museum in Taipei and I got a whole-ass education. Honestly, I now understand Chinese History at least 10% better in just one day even though I've been Chinese literally ALL MY LIFE (minus a few misbegotten years when I bought into the Taiwanese-not-Chinese brainworms.) And here's the Angelica Guarantee to You: If you read this thread illustrated with artifacts we saw at the museum today, you too will understand Chinese history at least 10% better, unless you started as a Chinese history buff. EVEN IF YOU ARE...I guarantee you'll learn something you didn't know before. China has a long history and we are going to meander all over it so its important to have a decoder ring so we don't get lost. We're going to divide China into 4 periods. It's deliberately oversimplified to keep you on track(ish). ANCIENT CHINA 夏 - Xia dynasty (possibly mythical) 商 - Shang dynasty (bronze and oracle bones) 周 - Zhou dynasty (mandate of heaven, Confucius) CLASSICAL CHINA 秦 - Qin dynasty (unification and legalism) 漢 - Han dynasty (identity and bureaucracy formation) 晉 - Jin dynasty (Three Kingdoms and ensuing chaos) PEAK CHINA 隋 - Sui dynasty (imperial exam and grand canal) 唐 - Tang dynasty (cosmopolitan cultural golden age) 宋 - Song dynasty (economic and technological boom) LATE CHINA 元 - Yuan dynasty (Mongols) 明 - Ming dynasty (Han restoration) 清 - Qing dynasty (Manchus, last dynasty) If you speak Chinese then 夏商周 秦漢晉 隋唐宋 元明清 is a super useful little nugget to remind yourself. William memorized it when he was 6 years old and I memorized it today. Of course, this "decoder" is heavily simplified: we only count the most unified and cohesive dynasties. OK. Ready? Let's go to the museum!

As outrageous as this is, consider it only a test run by the CCP. Can they get their man next to Canadian PM? No problem. Can they get their man to stage-manage the PM's visit of prostration to the PRC? Yup. Can they explicitly represent the CCP in the Canadian House of Commons? Too easy. Can they get their man into Cabinet? It won't be long.

@mindingottawa @liberal_party @MikeGuglielmin a new Party position, I believe

MP questions as "hearsay" the Uyghur slave camps of China: 'It's unclear whether he's deviating from @Liberal_Party view or soft-launching a new Party position.'  blacklocks.ca/questions-atro… #cdnpoli @MikeGuglielmin

🇨🇳 State media now praising 🇨🇦 MP Michael Ma’s attack on on @M_Johnston1 “Michael Ma launched a rapid-fire interrogation that sent tension through the room. The witness's stumbling response sparked uproar.” Increasingly damaging for @OurCommons 🔗 m.guancha.cn/internation/20…

@globeandmail @TerryGlavin Even worse

Opinion: MAGA’s plan for Canada: not annexation, but dismemberment theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

@WSJ As I said

China opened two probes into U.S. trade practices, keeping pressure on Washington ahead of President Trump’s visit to Beijing in May on.wsj.com/4tcLNRs

@business He’s very popular in Burma

Traditional allies see the US under Donald Trump as an unreliable partner. Now they’re looking to hedge their bets by way of China, just as Xi Jinping positions his nation as the “adult in the room.” bit.ly/3NYJAtM

@gregbradyx Carney Never lies 😂

The next step is someone actually asking Mark Carney if the Chinese Communist Party engages in & rewards slave labour. Answer - for decades. Justin Trudeau had 10x the backbone re: China than our current PM.

@benedictrogers @M_Johnston1 Carney has British citizenship and he was once the Governor of the Bank of England, I remember. Chinese stooges are ubiquitous.

#China #CCP's infiltration of western democracies is deeply disturbing and profoundly dangerous, and nowhere more so than in Canada. I know @M_Johnston1. She is a highly distinguished, respected and experienced expert who has worked on #China for the past four decades or more. She ought to have been treated with more respect by Michael Ma. Mr Ma's behaviour leaves us with no option but to conclude that he is an apologist for - possibly even an agent of - and certainly an appeaser of - the Chinese Communist Party, in the @ParliamentCA. Vigilance is required; an investigation should be held.

@myabradshaw78 obviously

I guess Mark Carney is going to say that Forced Labor in China is a Conspiracy Theory soon. Michael Ma today said it’s only hearsay and no proof. Carney is defending Communist China..

@wyatt_claypool You have no clue about Carney or about China

This will be a political nightmare for Mark Carney. Michael Ma who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals exposes himself as basically an agent of the CCP. Like the Conservatives pulled the pin on a grenade and Carney picked it up. youtu.be/qpRJjj-cVag

@myabradshaw78 old news

Mark Carney thinking of a way to get Canadians on board with China. He will send Michael Ma in and defend China’s forced labor practices and call it made up.