But a closer look reveals a more complicated story, one that seems to point to Beijing’s long reach into Canadian affairs. Guo did not respond to telephone messages and emailed questions about the Meng event and possible co-ordination with Chinese officials. “Only Chinese people can understand what Chinese people want,” said a video played at the launch, the Richmond News reported. Chinese-Canadians should “vote for Chinese candidates to speak on our behalf,” Guo said in a speech, before finishing in fourth place. “The Chinese people would like to keep the good relationship to expand the business with Canada,” said Guo, according to a CTV report.

Source: National Post February 25, 2019 11:26 UTC