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學者們對選舉幹預調查中針對加拿大華裔的“有毒”討論表示擔憂
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加拿大華裔政客公開否認他們是中國政府代理人的指控
司徒溫斯頓 · CBC 新聞 · 2023 年 3 月 21 日
一麵帶有五顆黃星的紅旗在建築物的屋頂上飄揚。
中華人民共和國駐多倫多總領事館。 周二，在對中國政府涉嫌幹預選舉的調查中，學者們發表了一封公開信，其中包括關於遏製針對華裔的種族主義強烈反對的可能行動的建議。 （三井埃文/CBC）
加拿大各地的一群學者寫了一封公開信，表達了對外國幹預加拿大選舉的調查可能引發針對華裔的“有毒”討論的擔憂。
九名簽署者是維多利亞大學加中關係討論論壇的顧問，他們認為，特別報告員戴維·約翰斯頓領導的針對中國政府涉嫌幹涉的調查可能“進一步對加拿大華人進行不分青紅皂白和未經證實的忠誠、顛覆或叛國指控” 。
周二寫給約翰斯頓的信中寫道：“我們對政府宣布的旨在幫助打擊外國幹涉的舉措深感擔憂，這些舉措可能會造成比解決的問題更多的問題。”
“對太多人來說，‘外國幹涉’隻是‘中國人’的代號，帶有所有種族主義色彩。”
針對加拿大華裔政客的指控
幾位加拿大華裔政客公開否認他們是中國政府代理人的指控。
此前，《環球新聞》和《環球郵報》援引了加拿大安全情報局 (CSIS) 泄露的信息，聲稱北京幹預了 2019 年和 2021 年聯邦選舉，以及去年 10 月溫哥華市選舉。
特魯多任命前總督大衛約翰斯頓調查幹預選舉的指控
多倫多當穀北選區的自由黨議員韓東周二表示，《環球新聞》上個月發表報道後，他收到了死亡威脅，其中匿名消息人士稱他是與中國外國幹涉網絡有聯係的自由黨候選人之一。
“這是未經證實的匿名指控，”董說。
一名身著藍色夾克、係著紅絲帶的男子在麥克風前講話。上周，溫哥華市長肯·辛 (Ken Sim) 譴責了他所說的“影射”他因溫哥華中國領事館的幹擾而贏得市長選舉的行為。 （賈斯汀·布林/CBC）
上周，溫哥華市長沉肯譴責了他所說的“暗示”他因中國駐溫哥華領事館的幹擾而贏得市長選舉的說法。
“我隻想說：如果我是一名白人男性，我們就不會進行這樣的對話，”溫哥華第一位華裔市長西姆說。
教授：指控可能“毫無根據”
這封公開信指出了戰時拘留日裔加拿大人的曆史，以反駁其所說的針對華裔加拿大政客的“毫無根據”的指控。
“第二次世界大戰期間，加拿大政府驅逐了23,000名日裔加拿大人，並剝奪了他們的財產，因為有人指責他們是間諜或日本的第五縱隊，曆史證明這些指控毫無根據。”
特魯多宣布對外國幹預選舉進行多項調查
維多利亞大學亞洲曆史退休教授、簽署者之一約翰·普賴斯表示，考慮到加拿大種族主義和殖民主義的曆史，在外國幹涉調查中定義什麽算作“外國”是一個“棘手的問題”。
“許多來自種族社區的人覺得他們總是被當作永遠的外國人對待，”他在 CBC 節目《早期版》中對客座主持人格洛麗亞·馬卡連科說道。
“在這裏，‘外國人’（或）‘外國人’這個詞的使用方式沒有被定義，[而且]一旦我們陷入這個困境，我們就陷入了真正的渾水。”
婦女和女孩聚集在一起。
照片中的日裔加拿大人被轉移到不列顛哥倫比亞省的拘留營。 1942年的內政。這封信引用了這段曆史，反駁了針對北京幹預加拿大選舉的加拿大華裔政客的“毫無根據”的指控。 （加拿大圖書館和檔案館）
普賴斯承認，中國政府有能力幹涉其他國家的內政，但其他國家也有能力幹涉其他國家的內政，其中包括美國，他說美國在冷戰期間曾64次試圖在其他國家進行秘密政權更迭。
建議特別報告員采取的行動
這封信警告說，圍繞幹預加拿大選舉的討論可能會阻礙解決氣候變化等全球問題的國際合作。
恩格。
它還提醒國家安全情報局和加拿大皇家騎警等國家安全機構，威脅不僅來自外國行為者，還來自國內團體，例如“極右翼白人至上主義組織”。
中國政府選舉幹預指控中心的自由黨議員稱戰略與國際研究中心尚未聯係
公開信建議特別報告員考慮采取以下行動：
嚴格執行現有的法律措施和製度，防止選舉受到幹擾。
指示戰略情報局和加拿大皇家騎警應對來自白人至上主義組織的威脅。
促進對所有公務員的反種族主義教育。
創建一個獨立機構來追蹤外國對加拿大政治的幹預。
采取外交措施以緩解全球緊張局勢。
包含早期版本中的文件，Catharine Tunney 和 Justin McElroy
Academics voice concern over 'toxic' discussions against Chinese Canadians amid election meddling probe
Canadian politicians of Chinese descent have openly rejected allegations they are agents of China's government
Winston Szeto · CBC News ·
The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto. On Tuesday, academics published an open letter that included recommendations for potential actions to curb racist backlash against people of Chinese descent, amid investigations over alleged election meddling by China's government. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
A group of academics across Canada penned an open letter expressing concern that the investigation into foreign meddling in Canadian elections could trigger "toxic" discussions against people of Chinese descent.
The nine signatories, advisors for the University of Victoria's discussion forum on Canada-China relations, argue the investigations led by special rapporteur David Johnston into alleged interference by China's government may "further indiscriminate and unsubstantiated accusations of loyalty, subversion or treason" against Chinese Canadians.
"We are deeply concerned that government initiatives announced to help combat foreign interference risk creating more problems than they solve," the Tuesday letter to Johnston reads.
"For too many, 'foreign interference' is simply a codeword for 'Chinese' with all the racist overtones that have been imposed on that term."
Allegations against Chinese Canadian politicians
Several Canadian politicians of Chinese descent have openly rejected allegations they are agents of China's government.
This follows reports from Global News and the Globe and Mail that cited leaked information the outlets say is from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), claiming Beijing meddled in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, and in municipal elections in Vancouver last October.
Liberal MP Han Dong of Toronto's Don Valley North riding said Tuesday he received death threats after Global News published its story last month, where anonymous sources alleged he was among Liberal candidates affiliated with China's foreign interference network.
"It's unverified, anonymous allegations," Dong said.
Last week, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim denounced what he described as 'insinuations' he had won the mayoral election thanks to interference from the Vancouver Chinese consulate. (Justine Boulin/CBC)
Last week, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim denounced what he said were "insinuations" he had won the mayoral election thanks to interference from the Chinese consulate in Vancouver.
"I'll just say it: if I was a Caucasian male, we're not having this conversation," said Sim, Vancouver's first mayor of Chinese descent.
Accusations could be 'groundless': prof
The open letter noted the history of Japanese Canadians' wartime internment to argue against what it described are "unfounded" accusations against Chinese Canadian politicians.
"During the Second World War, the Canadian government uprooted and dispossessed 23,000 Japanese Canadians because some people accused them of being spies or a fifth column for Japan, accusations that history has shown to be groundless."
John Price, a retired professor of Asian history at UVic and one of the signatories, says given Canada's history of racism and colonialism, it is a "tricky question" to define what counts as "foreign" in investigations on foreign interference.
"Many people from racialized communities feel that they're always treated a perpetual foreigners," he told guest host Gloria Macarenko on CBC's The Early Edition.
"Here we have the term 'foreign' [or] 'foreigners' being used in ways that are not defined, [and] once we get into that, we're into really murky waters."
Japanese Canadians are pictured being relocated to internment camps in the B.C. Interior in 1942. The letter cited this history in arguing against what it describes are 'groundless' accusations against Chinese Canadian politicians amid allegations of Beijing interfering in Canada's elections. (Library and Archives Canada)
Price admits China's government is capable of interfering with the internal affairs of other countries, but so are other nations — including the United States, which he says attempted covert regime change in other countries 64 times during the Cold War.
Recommended actions to special rapporteur
The letter warns that discussions around meddling in Canadian elections could stymie international co-operation to address global issues such as climate change.
It also reminds national security agencies such as the CSIS and RCMP that threats come from not only foreign actors but also domestic groups, such as "far-right, white supremacist organizations."
The open letter recommends the special rapporteur to consider the following actions:
- Strictly enforce existing legal measures and institutions to prevent election interference.
- Instruct CSIS and RCMP to address threats from white supremacist organizations.
- Promote anti-racism education for all public servants.
- Create an independent agency to track foreign interference in Canadian politics.
- Undertake measures that are diplomatic in order to reduce global tensions.
With files from The Early Edition, Catharine Tunney and Justin McElroy
