WASHINGTON — China is facing a growing backlash from the United States and other Western governments over its controversial efforts to pressure dissidents and their advocates abroad, but Beijing has appeared undeterred. Authorities in the US, Canada, Britain and elsewhere recently have taken a hard line, including with expulsions, indictments, arrests and probes, against Chinese operations they say are aimed...
The Chinese national flag is seen in front of the financial district Central on the Chinese National Day in Hong Kong, China, Oct 1, 2022.WASHINGTON — China is facing a growing backlash from the United States and other Western governments over its controversial efforts to pressure dissidents and their advocates abroad, but Beijing has appeared undeterred.
China has pushed back with staunch denials and retaliatory moves while apparently shrugging off any damage to diplomatic relations and betting that trade ties can weather the storm — a signal, experts said, it has no intention of backing off. China's government has disputed the existence of such facilities but has said there are volunteer-run centres outside China that help Chinese citizens renew documents and offer other services.
Many of the actions China takes abroad — from the "police stations" to efforts to silence critics — stem from President Xi Jinping's heavy focus on domestic security, including an ongoing campaign to stamp out corruption in the Communist Party and worries about unrest in the country's restive Xinjiang region.
Canada's expulsion this week of Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei came after an intelligence report accused him of trying to target a Canadian lawmaker critical of China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority.Diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Ottawa have been running high since Canada's detention of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 and Beijing's subsequent arrest of two Canadians on spying charges that Canada steadfastly denied. All three were freed in 2021.
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