China Says Never Interfered In Canadian Elections

China's government used diplomats and proxies to lead disinformation campaigns aimed at boosting certain candidates of the Liberal party, the report said.

China has rejected allegations it interfered in Canada's federal elections, describing Canadian media reports that cited intelligence documents as "false" and attempts at "smearing" Beijing.

A statement Friday afternoon from the Chinese consulate general in the western city of Vancouver accused Canadian media of "smearing and discrediting China" and it expressed its "strong dissatisfaction."

The statement followed a report in The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing confidential intelligence documents, that said Beijing had interfered in the 2021 federal elections.

China's government used diplomats and proxies to lead disinformation campaigns aimed at boosting certain candidates of the Liberal party -- the party considered more favorable to Beijing -- against their Conservative rivals, the paper reported.