To shift gears a bit, other than in the United States, the PRC has the largest number of accredited diplomats in Canada. The PRC's diplomatic presence is significantly larger than the presences of such countries as India, Japan, the United Kingdom and France. In fact, in 2023, for example, the PRC had 176 diplomats in Canada compared with 178 diplomats in the United States. By the way, the United States is the PRC's top trading partner and most popular immigration destination for PRC nationals. Still, they had only two more Chinese diplomats than Canada, notwithstanding that the United States is 10 times larger.
Should the size of the PRC's diplomatic mission in Canada be of concern? Why do you think the PRC has such a large diplomatic footprint in Canada?