Chong testified on Tuesday at a Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing. The Conservative Party lawmaker called for a stronger security partnership between Ottawa and Washington to confront "rising authoritarianism," notably by establishing a foreign agents registry in Canada and jointly countering alleged foreign interference by nations such as Russia and China.
Chong also called for an Interpol reform so that the organization "isn't used as a tool" by China to purportedly harass activists.
"A certain Canadian MP, driven by his own political interests, has long been provoking China on issues related to China's core interests, such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang related issues, flagrantly interfering in China's internal affairs. Now, he is acting like a thief crying 'stop thief', hyping up the so-called lies of 'Chinese interference,'" an embassy spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik.
Whether spoken in Canada or the US, "a lie will always remain a lie," the spokesperson added.
The Chinese mission also reiterated Beijing’s adherence to the principle of non-interference in other countries' affairs.