Woman ordered deported over Chinese foreign interference
Global News
The case focused on the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office's spying and intimidation.
Canadian authorities have issued a deportation order against a Chinese woman on the grounds she was part of Beijing’s foreign interference program.
The Immigration and Refugee Board ruled that Jing Zhang had worked for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO), which it said conducts espionage in Canada.
While immigration officials did not argue that Zhang committed espionage, the Refugee Board found that as an 11-year OCAO employee, she had contributed to its efforts to pressure the Chinese diaspora.
According to the 32-page decision, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) uses the OCAO to silence dissent overseas.
The organization “was and remains involved in espionage against the PRC‘s targeted individuals and groups in Canada,” the IRB added.
The decision to deport Zhang for security reasons was handed down on Aug. 28 but only recently released publicly.
The Vancouver lawyer who represented Zhang could not be reached for comment.
The Canada Border Services Agency did not respond by deadline when asked whether Zhang had been deported since the ruling was issued six months ago.
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