I have seen no evidence that would support that. Based on the evidence that's in the public domain, I'm very skeptical of that being the motive behind this donation. It should be borne in mind that the same donor made, a year or two earlier, a donation to the University of Toronto of $800,000 to honour Norman Bethune, a Canadian who had a role in China. Then he comes back to Université de Montréal with another $1 million honouring another Canadian who was instrumental in developing relations with China.
On May 9th, 2023. See this statement in context.