But, perhaps not surprisingly, the readouts of the calls give the impression that the countries refer to two different conversations
On Wednesday morning, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly spoke by phone to China’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, according to readouts published by both countries.
A senior government official who attended the call described the tone as “straightforward” and not confrontational. Both ministers communicated through translators.Article content Canada’s former ambassador to China says it’s important that Canada re-establishes the relationship, but there can be no compromise on Canadian values.“But you have to clearly indicate where you stand, what are your own red lines and where you won’t compromise,” he said. “The only language that China understands is firmness, so I hope that we will see more of that .”Article content
“They have talked, but there is no meeting of minds on many things. I think the only thing they agreed on was that they used to have a good … relationship, but that’s about it,” he said.Guy Saint-Jacques It then said how ministers discussed Canada and China’s diplomatic relationship and its recent “challenges,” namely the detention of the two Michaels, which Canada has insisted in the past was arbitrary and akin to hostage diplomacy.Photo by WANG Zhao and Julie DAVID DE LOSSY / various sources / AFP
China then said Wang Yi proposed a three-point plan that would have Canada “face up” to the problems in the current relations and “meet the Chinese side halfway.”
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