Secret police: Inside China’s spying operations in Canada | the fifth estate presents

Описание: In November 2022, the body of a Chinese dissident was found near Gibsons, B.C. Was it a simple drowning, or the result of a Chinese secret police operation? A former spy details how China uses covert means to threaten and intimidate.

The fifth estate presents, is a new series where we showcase documentaries produced by our colleagues at Radio-Canada.

We will feature more of these stories in the fall, but this week we have a special preview.

Our colleagues Gaétan Pouliot and Benoît Giasson go to Australia and track down a former Chinese spy with links to Canada.

#Investigation #Documentary #China

0:00 Silencing dissent
12:52 The price of opposition
21:45 Sitting down with a spy
31:04 The search for truth

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The Dissident & The Spy

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Martin Ferguson
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Jean-François Dion

special thanks
Donna Chan
International Consortium of Investigative Journalistes (ICIJ)
Krista Hessey
Echo Hui
Isaac Hung
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Guylaine Philie

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original broadcast, Radio-Canada
December 4, 2025