Excerpt | ‘We should never underestimate China,’ say authors of The Two Michaels, Blanchfield and Hampson cdnpoli polipen (unlocked) cdnpoli polipen WritersTrust ShaughnessyCohen Prize canlit cdnpoli
Co-author Mike Blanchfield, pictured. 'We wanted to shine the light on an important case of two Canadians who were arrested and imprisoned in China as time was marching on and there seemed little prospect of their being released.
Wrote Bolton after leaving office: “I came within an inch of saying, ‘I never knew lvanka was a spy and a fraudster,’ but my automatic tongue-biting mechanism kicked in just in time.” That goes a long way toward explaining why Trump, who had dealt his way out of many other hostage situations, was not willing to negotiate and make concessions to secure the release of the Two Michaels. This wasn’t the usual situation where the U.S. was negotiating to bring hostages home. From Trump’s point of view, he was also holding a hostage: Meng Wanzhou. She was a prize that the erratic president would not easily surrender, even to help America’s closest friend and neighbour.
The Two Michaels, by Mike Blanchfield and Fen Hampson, is a finalist for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.Yet a month later, Trump and Xi agreed to restart trade talks with the hope of averting future escalation of the tariff war that was roiling both their economies. That the two leaders would be meeting at the G20 in Osaka at the end of the month made the gathering highly significant. In many ways, it was significant that trump was attending the summit at all.
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.
Elon Musk's China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchaseElon Musk's ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla's biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter.
Read more »
Conservatives' bid to revive committee on Canada-China relations gets support from Bloc, NDPThe Conservatives say the committee is especially important because of a pact China and Russia signed just before Vladimir Putin\u0027s invasion of Ukraine
Read more »
California church shooter upset over Taiwan-China tensions: PoliceThe suspect, David Chou, 68, chained the doors and placed glue in the locks at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods before opening fire
Read more »
Bloc, NDP support Tory bid to revive committee studying Canada-China relationsMPs have voted to re-establish a special committee on Canada-China relations. The committee was first set up in 2019 in light of prolonged diplomatic friction with China, with a mandate to examine and review the bilateral relationship, including economic, legal and security aspects.
Read more »
As China pressed over Russia stance, Canada’s MPs revive special committee on ties - National | Globalnews.caChina is under increasing global scrutiny over its lack of condemnation and continued trading ties with Russia despite that country's unprovoked and bloody invasion of Ukraine.
Read more »
Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the worldNearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows.
Read more »