China playing 'aggression game' with Canadian democracy: PM Trudeau

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned that China is playing "aggressive games" with his country's democracy and institutions.

According to the AFP news agency, Prime Minister Trudeau's statement came after a report on Canada's local channel Global News that revealed funding from China to influence the Canadian election process. .

Speaking to reporters, Prime Minister Trudeau said that substantial steps have been taken to strengthen the electoral process and system.

"We will continue to take measures against external interference in elections, democracy and institutions."

"Unfortunately, there are countries and state actors, be it China or others, who are playing aggressive games with our democracies and institutions," he said.

A report on Canada's Global News Channel said intelligence officials had informed the Trudeau administration that China was trying to influence or disrupt his election process.

According to the report, China transferred funds through Canadian MPs and others to 11 federal election candidates and Chinese officials who are part of campaign staff.

The report also said that China has tried to place its agents in the offices of parliamentarians to influence policy.

Last month, Canadian police said they were looking into reports of criminal activity at some of their stations.

Human rights organization Safeguard Defenders has claimed that some police stations have been used by Chinese police for operations on foreign soil, and that Chinese citizens have been pressured to return to the country to face criminal charges. come on

China has rejected these allegations, saying that these places provide services including driving licenses to Chinese nationals living in foreign countries.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said during a press briefing on Tuesday that China has no interest in Canada's internal affairs.