'We are effectively opening up the appointment of heads of state or provinces,' warned Conservative Party of Canada MP Michael Chong during testimony at the Foreign Interference Commission.
Chinese communist authorities continue to detain Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou and numerous Catholic priests, according to ChinaAid, in addition to Bishop James Su Zhimin of Baoding, if he is even still alive.
The hackers ‘spent approximately 14 years targeting U.S. and foreign critics, businesses, and political officials’ as part of a massive Chinese espionage operation, according to the DOJ.
In an interview with LifeSiteNews, the Hong Kong priest also criticized Cardinal Stephen Chow for refusing to condemn the island’s draconian national security law, saying he ‘hid himself behind the social communications office.’
Fears raised for the future of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong look to be well supported after legislators passed Article 23 of the draconian National Security Law, especially as the Vatican is likely set to renew its secretive deal with China later this year.
‘I shall go on with my life here in peace, certain of God's hope and promise, and have joy praising God,’ persecuted Chinese Catholic Jimmy Lai wrote Archbishop Cordileone from prison.
While Cardinal Chow has not criticized the communist legislation, Benedict Rogers of Hong Kong Watch condemned its infringement on religious freedom and confidentiality rights, effectively forcing Catholic priests to break the seal of confession.
Hong Kong’s new Beijing-backed ‘domestic security’ law would force Catholic priests to break the Seal of Confession if they hear a person confess a ‘crime of treason,’ in violation of Church law.
Disney CEO Bob Iger decried the events of January 6 but has thanked agencies of the Chinese Communist Party, which has committed genocide against minorities.