Mr. German, thank you for being with us so late in the evening. You mentioned that we were working late, but so are you, and I thank you.
You said in your opening statement that the People's Republic of China does not go easy on domestic organized crime. In the first “Dirty Money” report, you talk mainly about Mexican organized crime groups and little about Chinese organized crime groups such as the Big Circle Boys, 14K and Sun Yee On.
Given the extensive control wielded by the Government of the People's Republic of China in just about every sphere of Chinese life, how is it possible that these organized crime groups operating abroad, for instance, in Canada, are beyond the reach of the Chinese government?
In other words, do you think it's possible that the People's Republic of China is using these groups to destabilize western democracies?