Rhetoric must be matched with serious action. The issues are too urgent for complacency, writes Margaret McCuaig\u002DJohnston
These stations, identified so far in Toronto and Vancouver, allegedly house Chinese police agents who pressure selected individuals to return to China to stand trial for corruption, or join family members in indoctrination camps and prisons in the Xinjiang region of the country.
He’s to be commended for conveying that Canada will not stand for Chinese interference in Canadian political affairs.
Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang speaks during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan, in December 2020. Third, for those Canadians of Chinese, Uyghur and Tibetan descent as well as Falun Gong followers, there should be a single office created that allows them to report harassment and then co-ordinate with other forces as necessary regarding the appropriate investigation and legal action.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interestOTTAWA—The responses to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-handed outburst toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 summit say it all about politics in 2022. Rather than see it for what it really was—a bullying complaint from Xi about letting the world know what the two men discussed in a brief meeting earlier at the summit—right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak and chastened. Britain’s Daily Mail bleated “President Xi humiliates” Trudeau, whom the paper described as “increasingly awkward-looking” as he withstood the rant caught on video. According to the Washington Times, Canada’s prime minister was “dressed down” by his Chinese counterpart. Canadian media couldn’t seem to cope with the unusual pyrotechnics. CTV News, for instance, quoted a former Canadian ambassador to China saying it shows Xi views Canada and Trudeau as small-time and unimportant. Then it had a think-tank executive saying it all demonstrated the Chinese leader’s disrespect for the prime minister. Conservatives echoed Xi’s meaningless allegation that Trudeau had “leaked” details about the two men’s discussion, and former Conservative MP Bob Saroya tweeted, “Politics aside it is tough to see the PM run backstage after getting publicly humiliated by President Xi.” The readiness to take the side of a dictator in a dispute with Canada’s prime minister is an indication of how partisan dislike for Trudeau, the Liberals, and anything progressive has reached the point where it tops everything—even our national interest—in today’s vicious, divisive political climate. These Trudeau critics seem to have forgotten that the Chinese government is seen by many security experts as the most serious threat to the democratic, rules-based global order. Xi is the leader of the autocratic forces working to chip away at western democratic ideas, and probably bears a great deal of responsibility for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It seems
Read more »
Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi at G20Justin Trudeau offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of \u0022interference\u0022 he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Read more »
Trudeau accuses opposition of creating 'false concern' as he ducks questions on Chinese election interferenceThe PM ducked direct questions from the opposition on what he did and didn\u0027t know about claims of Chinese interference in Canadian elections
Read more »
Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi at G20Justin Trudeau offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of \u0022interference\u0022 he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Read more »
Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi Jinping at G20Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered his most detailed explanation yet on Wednesday about what kind of 'interference' he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this month.
Read more »
Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi at G20Justin Trudeau offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of \u0022interference\u0022 he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Read more »