Q: On August 9, the Global Affairs Canada issued a statement alleging that the social media platform WeChat shared false narratives targeting a Canadian MP in May, while China’s role is highly probable in it. What are your comments?

A: The Global Affairs Canada issued a statement falsely alleging that the social media platform WeChat shared false narratives targeting a Canadian MP in May, while China’s role is highly probable in it. The statement is totally nonsense, maliciously smears and discredits China. The Chinese side strongly deplores and firmly rejects this.

For some time, the Canadian side has continuously hyped up various versions of "China's interference", but has yet to demonstrate any evidence. This statement, which is loaded with words of “possibility”, “highly probable” and “unequivocal proof is not possible to determine”, is far-fetched and extremely ridiculous, once again exposes the Canadian side's real intention of political manipulation by using China-related issues. Such behaviors are really beneath Canada’s dignity.

China has never meddled in other countries’ internal affairs, and opposes any interference in other countries’ internal affairs. The Canadian side has for a long time connived at some websites, media, officials, Senators and MPs unscrupulously to attack and smear Chinese government. Canada also seeks to undermine China’s security and stability by both overtly and covertly supporting anti-China separatist activities on issues concerning China’s core interests, including Taiwan Question, Xinjiang-related issues and Hong Kong-related issues. Facts speak louder than words. It is Canada that interferes in other countries’ internal affairs, and it is Canada that spreads lies and disinformation! 

China urges the Canadian side to abandon its ideological bias, stop spreading China-related lies and false information, stop misleading the public and stop undermining the relationship between the two countries. Otherwise, Canada will have to bear all the consequences.