CCP recruited allegedly fmr Canadian govt employee as top leader of the Communist Party of Canada
The new alternative member at CPC’s Central Committee, is alleged to be an employee at the Government of Canada.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP, 中国共产党), China’s ruling party, has been actively and effectively exerting its influence over Canada’s equivalent, the Communist Party of Canada (CPC). On July 03, 2022, CPC has elected a Chinese Canadian into its top leadership as Alternative Member of Central Committee of CPC, according to a recent report by “CPC PV”, a WeChat channel that claims to be the Chinese-language platform of the B.C. provincial committee of the CPC.
The translated version of the report please find below (Translation by Google Translate and DeepL Translator, with minor edits):
Headline: CPC’s 40th Congress Concluded; CCP's International Liaison Department Sent Congratulatory Letter; Chinese Canadian Elected into CPC’s Central Committee as Alternate Member, First in Its History
Author: CPC PV
Publication date and time: 2022-07-09 15:10
Publication location: Canada
Platform: WeChat channel “CPC PV”
Original post link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bdE6sx_sP3LqZtLY8Q8-nQ
In the afternoon of July 3, 2022, the 40th National Congress of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) closed in Toronto amidst the inspirational music of “The Internationale”. Before this meeting, many sister parties (Communist Parties and Workers' Parties) in different countries, have sent congratulatory letters to Congress. The International Liaison Department (中联部) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s congratulatory letter reads as follows,
“To The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC),
The Foreign Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China extends warm our congratulations to the comrades of the Communist Party of Canada on the opening of the 40th National Congress of CPC, as well as the the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Central Committee's official newspaper.
The Communist Party of China has always been committed to maintaining friendly communication with the Communist Party of Canada and enhancing mutual understanding between the Canadian and Chinese peoples. The CCP will continue to cooperate with the Communist Party of Canada and make new contributions to deepen the friendship between the two peoples, promote common development and maintain world peace.
We wish the congress a great success.
International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
”
Other parties that sent congratulatory letters include the Communist Party of Cuba, the Workers' Party of Korea, the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Communist Party of Greece, the Communist Party of Venezuela, the Communist Party of Swaziland, the People's Party of Iran, the Communist Party of Germany, the Communist Party of Denmark, the Communist Party of Spain, and the People's Communist Party of Spain sent congratulatory messages to the 40th National Congress. , Communist Party of Great Britain, Communist Party of Mexico, Communist Party of Portugal, Communist Party of South Africa, Communist Party of the Philippines (PKP-1930), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus, Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Communist Party of the United States, etc.
Representatives from across Canada successfully elected to form the new committees of CPC, including the Central Committee, the Central Appeals Committee and the Central Audit Committee. A new Central Executive Committee was formed by the newly elected Central Committee members. Comrade Elizabeth Rowley was re-elected as leader of the Central Committee of the CPC.
Comrade Jianhong Li (李建宏), Ph.D. of Renmin University of China and Chairman of the Chinese Solidarity Committee (中国团结委员会), was elected as alternate member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada. This is the first time that a person of Chinese descent was elected to this position.
The debates and deliberations at the Congress, which lasted three days, were conducted in a united and constructive atmosphere, and the official communiqué and policy platform documents will be published in the near future.
CPC PV is the Chinese WeChat platform led by the B.C. Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Canada, also known as the BC Communist Party. CPC is the English abbreviation of the Communist Party of Canada and PV is the English abbreviation of the party newspaper People's Voice. People's Voice delivers the voice of the Canadian working class, inherits the internationalist spirit of Dr. Norman Bethune and promotes China-Canadian friendship.
What is “International Liaison Department (ILD, 中联部)”？
The International Liaison Department (ILD) is a department under the Central Commitee of the Chinese Communist Party. It focuses on building relations with political parties around the world, include but not limited to, Communist parties of many countries.
What’s the different between ILD and United Front Work Department (UFWD, 统战部)?
The ILD focuses on party-to-party relations, while the UFWD works to influence non-partisan organizations and people.
Image source: Page 124-125, “Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World” by Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg.
What is Chinese Solidarity Committee (中国团结委员会)?
Jianhong Li, the first person elected to CPC’s top leadership is said to to be chairman of the Chinese Solidarity Committee. But what is the Chinese Solidarity Committee?
An earlier post on 2021-11-21 on the CPC PV WeChat channel (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ywtGFg01Js7OGFabEZXR9Q) answers the question,
“In July, the China Solidarity Committee (CSC) was officially launched in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The committee is composed mainly of progressive left-wing Canadians and was initiated, organized and led by Dr. Li Jianhong, President of the Jeanne Corbin Branch of the Alberta Committee of the Communist Party of Canada. The main objective of the China Solidarity Committee is to counter the vicious slander, vilification and attacks on China by the Western capitalist countries led by U.S. imperialism, and to promote mutual understanding and friendly cooperation between Canada and China.”
In the later half of the post, it says, “Dr. Jianhong Li, Chairman of the China Solidarity Committee, emphasized that while the international communist movement is still at a low ebb, scientific socialism has shown vigor and vitality in China in the 21st century. Under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people have held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the world. Through this forum, we would like to express our highest respect and support to the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government and the Chinese people. No matter how rampant the anti-China forces are, socialist China will always stand in the east of the world! Those who gain the way help more, those who lose the way get little help! In the turbulent anti-China storm, countless people of insight around the world will make a strong voice of justice. In the great struggle to defend the socialist system, China is definitely not fighting alone, because China has friends all over the world! China Has Friends All Over the World!”
Posts show that in November 2021 and March 2022, the China Solidarity Committee launched two Canada-China Friendship Forums on Zoom. Ms. Lu Xu, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in Calgary, Canada, attended the conference and gave speeches.
Details of these Zoom forums can also be found on the official website of the Chinese Consulate in Calgary.
On the Zoom meeting in March 2022 (http://calgary.china-consulate.gov.cn/xwdt/202203/t20220322_10653990.htm), Consulate General Lu Xu said, “The U.S. and Western mainstream media,... have played a significant role in fanning the flames and fueling the fire by fabricating and spreading fake news about China, leading to the intensification of discrimination and even hatred against the Chinese community in the region. It is worth warning that while attacking China on all fronts, U.S. and Western politicians and media keep repeating the phrase "only against the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, not against the Chinese people and the Chinese", which is an outright "anesthetic" that encourages the discriminated groups to give up their rights. This is an insidious psychological implication that encourages the discriminated group to give up defending their rights.”
Who is Jianhong Li (李建宏)?
A quick google search with the keywords combination of the Chinese version of “Jianhong Li+ Ph.D. of Renmin University of China+Canada”, you can find numerous articles in Chinese language writing by Jianhong Li, an author claimed to be in Canada.
Most of these pieces are commentaries on current affairs, especial Canada and China. Headlines includes,
“The Broken Western Dream: To Those Chinese Elites Who Died Tragically in the West” (梦断西方——献给惨死在西方的中国精英)
“The Ideals of the Intellectuals vs the Reality of the Working Class”（知识分子的理想和劳动人民的现实）
“How Poor Are the Westerners? They Cannot Afford Housing.” （西方人穷到住不起房—— 西方人究竟有多穷之二)
“The Disillusioned Pursuit for Freedom”(虚幻的自由之旅)
“Western capitalism is dying, China's road is flourishing” (西方资本主义行将就木，中国道路蒸蒸日上)
“Disasters Are Creeping Upon Overseas Chinese” (灾难正在悄悄逼近海外华人)
“Immigration System: A Canadian Scam” (加拿大的移民大骗局)
“The Social Chaos in Canada Under the Impact of Covid-19”(加拿大新冠疫情之下的社会乱象)
A majority of Li’s commentaries are posted on pro-CCP or nationalism websites/platforms, such as Kunlunce.com(昆仑策), Xinfajia.net (新法家), and CPC PV.
Jianhong Li’s commentaries mentioned Communist Party of Canada from time to time. For example, in the piece “The Disillusioned Pursuit for Freedom” (https://www.kunlunce.com/llyj/fl1/2016-08-15/107005.html), Li said,
“Being unemployed several times not only put me in financial difficulties, but also dealt a serious blow to my self-esteem and self-confidence, and I was deeply immersed in low self-esteem for several years. It was not until a conversation with the provincial secretary of the Communist Party of Canada one day that I was able to open my heart. She said, "You don't have to worry too much about being fired. It's not uncommon to get fired in Canada. Almost every Canadian has been fired at some point." She finds that those from former socialist countries such as China and Eastern Europe have a greater fear of losing their jobs and tend to react more strongly after being laid off. In response, she comments that it's because we were lucky enough to be born in a socialist country and have never tasted unemployment.”
In the piece “How Poor Are the Westerners? They Cannot Afford Housing.” (http://www.xinfajia.net/16456.html), Li said,
“Rent in metropolitan areas like Toronto and Vancouver is even more expensive. In the summer of 2017, I was a guest at the home of Comrade Kayla, a member of the Communist Party of Canada. She rented a one-bedroom apartment in a very old and run-down-looking neighbourhood in Toronto for as much as $2,000 a month. The monthly salary of an average working person in Canada is only $2,000 to $3,000. I felt mentally depressed being in her old, dilapidated, small and dark apartment.”
Is Jianhong Li a staffer at the Government of Canada?
In the “author’s bio” part of Li’s commentareis, some claim that Li is an employee of the the Government of Canada.
For example, at the end of these two pieces (http://www.xinfajia.net/12747.html and http://www.xinfajia.net/12780.html) , it says, “The author, holder a doctor’s degree from Renmin University of China, is a former researcher in history at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and now an employee for the Government of Canada.”