Beijing is reportedly ramping up harassment and persecution campaigns against dissidents at home and abroad ahead of the communist regime’s national meeting, with members of a Chinese spiritual practice and other dissidents in Canada saying they are experiencing increased assault, harassment, and intimidation.
Toronto-area resident Jeff Lee, a spokesperson for Falun Gong, a persecuted group in China, said there has been a surge in the number of incidents targeting adherents across Ontario, and that in some cases aggressors have travelled over 100 kilometres to harass adherents.
Lee said that from the evidence he has collected, he has “very good reason” to believe that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is behind the harassment and believes that the surge in the number of cases is due to the upcoming National Congress, a major national meeting of top-ranking Party members….