The attempts, which have focused on Canadian public institutions and private businesses, are part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push to “make the People’s Liberation Army the most sophisticated, capable military by 2049,” CSIS director David Vigneault told MPs on the Canada-China committee. (The Globe and Mail)
Talking point: The committee is looking into security measures at Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Laboratory, located at the country’s only site for Level 4 labs. Two scientists at the lab were found to have passed along confidential information to the Chinese government. CSIS declared both scientists as threats to Canadian security.