Foreign Affairs Department Suspects Chinese Meddling in 2021 Canadian Election Through WeChat

Published on January 30, 2024

The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs raised concerns about suspected Chinese interference in the 2021 federal election campaign conducted primarily through the social media platform WeChat. A department memo dated June 12, 2021, addressed to the deputy foreign minister highlighted the increasing adeptness of China in executing online information campaigns aimed at swaying Canadian audiences. As first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter, the memo stated, “China shows growing sophistication in carrying out online information campaigns to influence audiences in Canada.” It further noted that agents of the Communist Party were effective in reaching out to both the mainland Chinese and diaspora communities using China-based platforms such as WeChat....

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