About this episode
Jen Gerson interviews Margaret McCuaig-Johnston about the implications of China's technology industry and security risks related to importing Chinese electric vehicles.
In this week's On The Line, host Jen Gerson speaks with Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, who was recently in the news after receiving hard treatment from newly converted Liberal MP Michael Ma at a parliamentary committee examining the potential security risks associated with importing Chinese EVs. They talk about McCuaig-Johnston's long history studying China and technology and her growing concern about the superpower's use and abuse of its leading technology industry to potentially spy on western ...
People in this episode
Host: Jen Gerson
Guest: Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
Topics covered
- Canada
- China
- technology
- security risks
- electric vehicles
- politics
Keywords
- Canada
- China
- technology
- security
- electric vehicles
- politics
- surveillance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Liberal Party, Chinese EVs
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