Chinese paramilitary police officers patrol on Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2025. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images
The Chinese Communist Party has rapidly expanded its United Front work system in Canada, which it leverages for political purposes, due to a lack of direct pushback against the regime, says Peter Mattis, president of U.S. think tank The Jamestown Foundation.
Mattis testified on April 20 before the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights, which is currently studying the global impact of transnational repression.
