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Sure, but there are a lot of people here that post only pro-China propaganda and/or posts that make Canada look bad.
A friendly reminder that Carney also declared China Canada’s ‘biggest security threat’ in April 2025, while he is now selling Canada to China. He is replacing one unreliable partner with another unreliable partner. The Chinese Communist Party can never be a ‘strategic partner’ as Carney now says, as Beijing will gain advantage as soon as possible.
Canada risks to weaken itself and damage its ties with democratic allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific if it collaborates with countries like China.
I don’t know what your absurdly weird response has to do with my comment, but you could do yourself a favour and stay away from wherever you get this stuff.
The whole point of such comments is to ultimately destroy the community, turning it to a dumping ground for authoritarian propaganda. No one wants to deal with such pseudo-intellectual rants that don’t make any sense.
It has been happening in China since 1949.
In an apparent satirical social media post, former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
"Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present"
In an apparent satirical social media post, former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
"Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present"
In an apparent satirical social media post, former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
"Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present"
This, if it happens, is a step in the wrong direction. Canada must not become China where the government is shielded from any accountability while citizens are surveilled 24/7.
You can look it up yourself. Canada is more or less stable since 2000 as the 10% wealthiest account for slightly less than 60%. In the European countries the share is also more or less the same as 25 years ago, and at a similar level as Canada.
In China, however, the top 10%’s share rose from 48% to 69%.
The difference is very revealing. I am not a tankie.
To provide a broader view we can look at the World Inequality Index to see how much the top 10% richest people in a state account for roughly the state’s’ wealth.
- Canada: ~60%
- USA: 69%
- China: 68%
- Russia: 76%
The top 10% in larger European countries like Germany, France, UK, Italy, and in countries like Australia and New Zealand, the rate is slightly lower than in Canada, somewhere between 57-60% (Source).
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Nothing what I said is misinformation. The sources I cited - as well as many others - provide undeniable proof that traveling to China comes with a high risk. Canada also officially warns to “exercise a high degree of caution” in its travel advisory. Your accusation of misinformation is wrong.
And your account has exactly the same spin as many others here as you well know. You are frequently spreading false narratives that are pro-China, anti-democratic (and often anti-Canadian), often paired with absurdly weird insults against OPs with a different opinion.
These accounts are sock puppets or part of an orchestrated disinformation campaign. This is not organic.
As usual a comment in defense of China by @avidamoeba@lemmy.ca. I’m just waiting for the other sock puppets friends that permanently spread identical narratives.
From exit bans to arbitrary arrests, vague laws, unsubstantiated charges, grueling prison sentences, and secret executions — the risks keep growing for China visitors, and it’s not only about ‘dual citizens’ but also those with a non-Chinese citizenship.
In 2024, China confirmed it had detained British businessman Ian Stones, five years after he first disappeared in Beijing and almost 18 months after he was put on trial in secret and convicted of “illegally providing intelligence” to overseas parties, as reported the Globe and Mail. The same article says, among others,
Peter Humphrey, a former corporate investigator in China and advocate for detainees, said there was a “growing number of arbitrary and unjust detentions and imprisonments of foreign nationals.” Mr. Humphrey, a British citizen, was himself convicted by a Chinese court of spying in 2014, a widely criticized case that hinged on a confession he says was forced.
The article makes an interesting read.
In 2025, China also restarted to air forced confessions of foreigners in its propaganda channnels,
Reports say there are around 100 Canadians detained in China, some of them sentenced to death.
We shouldn’t buy from states with any forced labour in their supply chain.
Canada@lemmy.ca
It’s at least a step in the right direction. Canada needs to diversify its trade, and Taiwan has a lot to offer. Any country, particularly a democratic one that accepts the rule of law and is, therefore, reliable, must be highly welcome.
Ah, sorry. Now it’s done.
Done. I just didn’t do it before as I think this is not really an opinion, the article mentions a lot of facts and is citing sources, but yeah …
Oh, another new account, just 14 days old, but permanently in defense of China.
The Brazilian government just blacklisted BYD over forced labour at BYD’s plant there. Among others, the authorities listed some details at the BYD plant in Brazil:
Chinese workers worked seven days a week, including public holidays.
Chinese workers’ passports were locked in an administrative cabinet labelled in Mandarin as “security”; some had been held since August 2024, leaving workers without access to their own travel documents on weekends and outside business hours
Armed private security guards enforced a lockdown, sealing the gates after dinner and forbidding workers from leaving without supervisor authorisation
Workers were housed in containers where beds lacked mattresses or rested on foam padding roughly three centimetres thick
Food was stored on the floor alongside personal belongings, with cockroaches and rats moving through sleeping areas
In one facility, 31 workers shared a single bathroom, forcing them to wake at 4am to queue before their 5.30am departure for the site, and the kitchen was deemed unfit for use by inspectors
On the construction site, there were only eight chemical toilets for the entire workforce, and workers had no sunscreen despite visible skin damage from prolonged sun exposure
Workers received only a nominal living allowance in Brazil, in some cases less than US$200 a month, disbursed only with supervisor approval, and investigators found that around 60% of their wages were withheld and remitted directly to accounts in China
This is by far not everything.
In related news today:
Brazil blacklists BYD for slave labour conditions at its biggest plant outside China - (Archived link)
Brazil’s labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD … to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China.
There is even a Wikipedia article on the BYD Brazil working conditions controversy for those interested.
It’s apparently a case Brazil has been investigating since 2024. Australian outlet ABC published an article including a short video that gives a glimpse of the conditions under which Chinese workers lived.
Will Mr. Sanchez this time talk about human rights and forced labour?
IMF Praises Canada’s Fiscal Strength as G7 Leader Ahead of Mini-Budget (thedeepdive.ca)
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Sure, but there are a lot of people here that post only pro-China propaganda and/or posts that make Canada look bad.
A friendly reminder that Carney also declared China Canada’s ‘biggest security threat’ in April 2025, while he is now selling Canada to China. He is replacing one unreliable partner with another unreliable partner. The Chinese Communist Party can never be a ‘strategic partner’ as Carney now says, as Beijing will gain advantage as soon as possible.
Canada risks to weaken itself and damage its ties with democratic allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific if it collaborates with countries like China.
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig slams Canada-China EV deal as a national security threat (cbc.ca)
Here is an alternative Invidious link: https://inv.thepixora.com/watch?v=hLoPJQR0EfU (8 min video)
Michael Kovrig slams Canada-China EV deal as a national security threat (cbc.ca)
Here is an alternative Invidious link: https://inv.thepixora.com/watch?v=hLoPJQR0EfU (8 min video)
I don’t know what your absurdly weird response has to do with my comment, but you could do yourself a favour and stay away from wherever you get this stuff.
The whole point of such comments is to ultimately destroy the community, turning it to a dumping ground for authoritarian propaganda. No one wants to deal with such pseudo-intellectual rants that don’t make any sense.
It has been happening in China since 1949.
Canada forges new link in crucial lithium supply chain in B.C. industrial zone (theglobeandmail.com)
Archived link
In an apparent satirical social media post, former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
"Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present"
Canadian Interest in China-Made EVs Tempered by Data Concerns, Survey Shows (eletric-vehicles.com)
Archived link
In an apparent satirical social media post, former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
"Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present"
Canadian Interest in China-Made EVs Tempered by Data Concerns, Survey Shows (eletric-vehicles.com)
Archived link
In an apparent satirical social media post, former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
"Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present"
Canadian Interest in China-Made EVs Tempered by Data Concerns, Survey Shows (eletric-vehicles.com)
Archived link
Former Canadian Minister Dominic Cardy: "Welcome to Canada, BYD! We only get upset about slavery in the past, not the present" - [Satire] (xcancel.com)
In an apparent satirical social media post, Cardy ‘welcomed’ Chinese EV maker BYD in Canada, accompanied by an article on BYD’s blacklist in Brazil over slave labour conditions at BYD’s largest plant outside China.
Canadian military silent on Chinese intercepts during latest patrol flights (ctvnews.ca)
The Canadian military flew seven surveillance missions over waters near China in the past month to enforce North Korean sanctions, but the Department of National Defence is no longer confirming whether Chinese aircraft intercepted those flights, as it has in years past.
Canadian Interest in China-Made EVs Tempered by Data Concerns, Survey Shows (eletric-vehicles.com)
Archived link
This, if it happens, is a step in the wrong direction. Canada must not become China where the government is shielded from any accountability while citizens are surveilled 24/7.
Advocates urge Ottawa to crack down on slave labour, end yearlong watchdog vacancy (cp24.com)
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Demonstrators call for extension to federal work permits amid fears they might be forced to leave Manitoba (cbc.ca)
Yan Li doesn’t want to uproot her two young daughters again and be forced back to China, but she fears that could happen if Ottawa doesn’t heed calls for an extension to federal work permits this year.