Officials from the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver met with a city hall official in April to pressure the city to not allow Shen Yun to perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, which is owned by the City of Vancouver.
The revelation about the latest attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to interfere with the New York-based dance company that performs under the tagline “China Before Communism” was made in a May 4 report by Global News. The information about the meeting came from anonymous sources, but was confirmed by the city.
The news comes as local Shen Yun presenters say the company is facing an aggressive campaign of intimidation and interference by the CCP, which includes hoax bomb threats and other tactics to pressure venues to cancel the shows….