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Canada’s public pension plan has invested millions in Chinese companies blacklisted in the U.S. over security concerns

Canada’s public pension fund has invested millions of dollars in companies accused of bolstering China’s military-industrial complex — companies the U.S. government has barred Americans from putting their money into because they allegedly pose a security threat.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested $3 million in shares of a company that makes components for Chinese warships, and another $2 million in a company affiliated with a manufacturer of fighter jets and unmanned drones, according to its most recent holdings disclosure.

Canada’s former ambassador to China called the pension’s investments troubling.

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