Freeland targeted by 'malicious' WeChat campaign with alleged ties to China: Threat task force

Chrystia Freeland would be targeted by a possible denigration operation launched by the Chinese government, according to Global Affairs Canada.

ThePatriotLight - Federal Unit Uncovers ‘Malicious’ Effort Tied to China Aimed at Chrystia Freeland

ThePatriotLight - A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a “co-ordinated and malicious” effort — possibly launched by China — against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland.Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, based at Global Affairs Canada, is monitoring cyberspace for signs of state-sponsored information manipulation on behalf of the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force.The government r…

Canada flags Chinese interference targeting Trudeau's party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland

Canada has detected a targeted interference campaign against Liberal Party candidate Chrystia Freeland, traced to a WeChat account linked to the Chinese government.

Canada Liberal Party leadership race: ‘Freeland’s campaign targeted by information campaign linked to China’

Chrystia Freeland, who was also finance minister, quit the government in December, precipitating a crisis which led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement in early January that he intended to resign as leader of the ruling party once a successor was selected

Canada detects China-linked campaign targeting Freeland

A task force found that WeChat accounts linked to the Chinese government launched "coordinated" and "malicious" content against Chrystia Freeland who is in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as PM.

Federal unit uncovers ’malicious’ effort tied to China aimed at Chrystia Freeland

A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a "co-ordinated and malicious" effort against Chrystia Freeland.