(Central News Agency reporter Cheng Aifen, Vancouver, 2nd) Yesterday was the National Day of the Communist Party of China. There were rallies and protests in many Canadian cities, condemning the death threats against Falun Gong practitioners outside the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto last month, and urging the Canadian authorities to crack down on transnational suppression. The Canadian media also published a letter from Zeng Houren, the representative to Canada, emphasizing that China's intimidation and coercion must not gain a foothold in Canada.
On September 22, outside the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto, a Chinese man wearing a top with a five-star red flag pattern forcibly removed Falun Gong practitioners' protest banners and truth-clarification display boards, and publicly threatened two female practitioners at the scene.
The violent man claimed that the land he was on was "Chinese territory" and cited Chinese laws and the "Anti-Secession Law" to scold him. The video shows that the man said to the female Falun Gong practitioner: "Using the anti-separatist method, I can shoot you, do you know that?", "I will throw you to death, do you believe it or not; I will shoot you, do you believe it or not."
Falun Gong practitioners surnamed Li and Geng who were present later called the police and sent the video to the police for inspection. "This is naked transnational repression," they said. "The government must bring the perpetrators to justice and safeguard Canada's democratic freedoms."
Hao Dan, chairman of the Vancouver branch of the China Democratic Party, told the Central News Agency that the incident fully demonstrated the arrogance of the Chinese Communist Party’s minions overseas and its lack of scruples in carrying out cross-border suppression in Canada. "Ottawa must severely punish this person. If he is a Canadian, he should be punished by criminal law; if he is a Chinese diplomat, he should be deported."
Li Mabel, former president of the Vancouver Federation for Democracy, told CNA, "China's unreasonable hegemony has affected everyone. More than a thousand political prisoners have been imprisoned in Hong Kong and mainland China. Now, even in Canada, they cannot escape the fate of being killed. Because of this, people with conscience must be brave and unite. Freedom will not come automatically. Justice requires someone to speak out."
Chen Siming, a Hunan dissident who was persecuted for his long-term anti-communism, was granted asylum in Canada in 2023. Now living in Alberta, he told the Central News Agency: "It is really disturbing. You think you are free and safe in Canada, but it is clear that Chinese forces will still intervene across the sea."
After the incident sparked heated discussions, Canada’s influential digital media The Hub published an article by Representative Tsang Youren titled “China’s foreign coercion should have no place in Canada.”
At the beginning of the article, Tsang emphasized that this conflict raised a broader question: "On Canadian soil, who decides what political stance people can express?"
The man's identity and his affiliation have not yet been confirmed. Zeng Houren said that the problem is not only whether the perpetrator has a direct relationship with the Chinese government, but that there are people on the streets of Toronto using the methods and language commonly used by the Chinese government to try to put pressure on people who exercise the freedom guaranteed by Canadian law.
The article also mentioned that China's newly enacted "National Unity and Progress Promotion Law" has further intensified the effects of cross-border repression. As long as their actions are deemed by the Chinese government to undermine "national unity" or promote "separatism," they may be held accountable. Even legitimate political expression within Canada can have consequences elsewhere.
Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland criticized the "National Unity and Progress Promotion Act" in her speech at the "Ketagalan Forum: 2026 Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue" in August this year, saying that the "overseas retroactivity" listed in Article 63 is particularly insidious, and believes that democratic countries should jointly oppose it.
Tsang's article also mentioned that Beijing has repeatedly misinterpreted United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 in order to suppress Taiwan's international status. He hopes that Canada can see clearly Beijing’s ulterior motives, and Canada is a sovereign country. Any foreign political theory or legal opinion should not affect Canadian policies and the freedom and human rights of citizens within its borders.
