The covert operations of China’s United Front Work Department

China’s United Front Work Department "ensures that its overseas citizens and others of ethnic Chinese descent are loyal," that they work to "shape the conversation about China," and they "bring back technology and expertise.”

The UFWD is able to call upon a "latent network" of civic, educational, and non-governmental groups and affiliated individuals internally and abroad for its political purposes, especially in times of crisis.

Global News reported that UFWD-linked organizations in Canada were activated in January 2020 to purchase, stockpile, and export personal protective equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.

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