OTTAWA — Canada’s electoral inference watchdog says the Chinese government is behind recent campaigns on China’s largest social media network to influence views of Liberal Leader Mark Carney.

On March 10 and March 25, Youli-Youmian, the most popular news account on the Chinese social media platform WeChat, shared posts about Liberal Leader Mark Carney that cast him in a generally positive light.

Canada’s electoral inference watchdog says the Chinese government is behind recent campaigns to influence views of Mark Carney.{ai:summary}<p>Canada's electoral watchdog has identified Chinese government involvement in social media campaigns aimed at influencing perceptions of Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Posts on WeChat, a major Chinese platform, have been promoting Carney positively. </p><p>#politics</p>

Chinese government behind Carney posts on popular social media platform

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