On July 17th, 2007, The Epoch Times reported that Wang Pengfei, the second secretary in the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, had been forced to leave Canada in November 2006 after he was caught spying on Falun Gong practitioners there. His application for visa renewal was denied, according to the report. The essence of the story was later confirmed to a Canadian Press reporter by staff at the Prime Minister's Office.
A source connected to the Chinese Embassy later told The Epoch Times that Wang had in fact been declared persona non grata and expelled, a penalty that would make it difficult for Wang to work in another Chinese mission overseas.
David Harris, the former director of strategic planning at Canada's spy agency, CSIS, warns Chinese student leaders that involvement in spying activities could lead to more than just expulsion.
"Once involved in illegal activities, they could be blackmailed for the rest of their life into further and more extensive activities by the Chinese government," says Harris.
Referring to the examples of communist regimes that collapsed seemingly overnight in Eastern Europe, Harris said, "This regime's days might be numbered. This could mean that one day Chinese intelligence reports might spill out with the collapse of the government and expose former Chinese agents to prosecution and disgrace."
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