MP Michael Chong testifies in the U.S. about threats from China

Conservative MP Michael Chong — the target of an alleged foreign interference campaign by China — is telling his story this morning from a rare podium: Capitol Hill in Washington. The Canadian politician was invited before U.S. lawmakers to discuss China’s “transnational repression” in front of a bipartisan commission studying the issue. Entering the meeting, Chong told reporters he had two goals: to share stories — his and others’ — and to talk about possible policy solutions, including potential foreign-interference legislation and a new registry of foreign agents in Canada, like those that already exist in the U.S. and Australia….