Listen "Ep. 77 - Mao's Love Poetry and Chinese QAnon"
Episode Synopsis
Meng Wenzhou was arrested two years ago today in Vancouver and now unlikely MPs are calling for her release. Meanwhile, anti-CCP camps are at odds with each other in Surrey. South China Morning Post's Vancouver correspondent Ian Young unpacks how international politics play out on Canadian soil.Further reading: Government petition calling for Meng Wanzhou's release, sponsored by Manitoba NDP MP Niki AshtonAshton's one public comment on the Winnipeg Free PressThis episode is brought to you by Beer Canada and Paradigm.Support the show: https://backbench.supercast.tech/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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