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Canadian lawmaker says China targeted his family for harassment

Conservative MP Michael Chong says he has no contact with his family in Hong Kong out of an ‘abundance of caution’ for their safety.
The Conservative MP Michael Chong says he has no contact with his family in Hong Kong out of an ‘abundance of caution’ for their safety. Photograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters

A Canadian lawmaker has accused government officials of turning a blind eye to Chinese harassment of his family as pressure mounts on Justin Trudeau to launch a public inquiry into Beijing’s attempts to meddle in the country’s domestic politics.

The Globe and Mail reported that China’s intelligence agency had sought information about Michael Chong’s family in Hong Kong “for further potential sanctions” over the Conservative MP’s criticism of Beijing’s human rights abuses. The paper also reported that Zhao Wei, a Chinese diplomat in Toronto, was part of the harassment campaign.

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