From identifying “enemies” and monitoring diaspora to manipulating local organizations, Beijing is using every means in its toolbox to silence those among the Chinese community in Canada it views as threats, a government report alleges. The report, obtained by Global News and reported on Jan. 26, alleged that China is actively engaged in a “systematic campaign of intelligence-gathering, persuasion, influence, and manipulation” against dissident voices through its Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO). The OCAO, which the Chinese regime claims “protect[s] the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese,” was tasked with “influencing or manipulating” community members and using “coercive tactics” against those who challenged the regime, according to the report. “This involves intimidation of OC (Overseas Chinese) at every level of society,” said the report, released by the Canada Border Security Agency (CBSA) in March 2020. “The managing of their behaviour is accomplished through incentive or disincentive, as well as intelligence-gathering, …