An obscure group supporting the alleged Chinese spy working at Hydro-Québec showed the need for a foreign registry, said Sen. Leo Housakos.
On Nov. 15, Yuesheng Wang made a first court appearance after he was arrested by the RCMP a day earlier for allegedly sending trade secrets to China, which police said was “to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests.” The police said the 35-year-old resident of Candiac, Quebec, is the first person in Canada to be charged with economic espionage under the Security of Information Act.
But Housakos expressed concerns about Tina Zhu’s attendance at the Nov. 15 hearing and her claims that the proceedings are “a discrimination” against the Chinese community in Canada, reported CBC News….