In February, SITE reported that China was believed to have targeted the 2025 Liberal leadership campaign of Chrystia Freeland via negative messaging on a WeChat Youli-Youmian account.

This came after the same tactics were used during the Liberal leadership campaign to attack and disparage Carney’s main rival, Chrystia Freeland.

Terry Glavin: Carney may not know why China likes him, but it's plain for all to see Liberal party intimacies with the Chinese Communist Party go back decades ...

The Youli-Youmian account has previously targeted Conservative politician Michael Chong and former Liberal finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who challenged Carney for the Liberal leadership. So it’s ...

The Youli-Youmian account was also responsible for targeting Conservative politician Michael Chong two years ago and Liberal Chrystia Freeland earlier this year, the backgrounder said.

The same Youli-Youmian account previously targeted Chrystia Freeland in January and MP Michael Chong during the federal byelections of 2023.

The 'information operation' was launched by Youli-Youmian, WeChat's most popular news account, which has been linked to the Chinese Communist Party, Canadian officials said.

Canada's upcoming election faces foreign interference threats, with China, India, and Iran expected to target voters through disinformation campaigns. AI-driven tactics may manipulate diaspora ...

China denies any ties to a "malicious WeChat campaign" aimed at Chrystia Freeland, sparking further discussions on digital influence and diplomacy.

Who is she? “RRM Canada detected coordinated and malicious activity about Ms. Freeland. The launch of this information operation was traced to WeChat’s most popular news account – an anonymous blog ...