A Washington-based study identifies Canada as an extreme outlier for Beijing-linked “united front” organizations—nearly five times the per-capita density of the United States.

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Beijing’s Hidden Army: How 2,294 United Front Cells Advance China’s Interests in Four Leading Democracies

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA – A groundbreaking study has mapped 2,294 organizations with proven links to the Chinese Communist Party’s “united front” influence apparatus across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany—with Canada exhibiting nearly five times the per-capita penetration rate of the U.S. and the highest density of CCP-linked organizations among all four democracies.

“The question is no longer whether this is happening. The question is whether Canada is prepared to respond with the seriousness that the evidence demands.”—Christopher Coates

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