China accuses Canada of ‘compromising’ after tense debate

Ms Ng’s comments are due later in the day A tough exchange at the G20 summit Between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Indonesia.

The previous day, Mr. Trudeau was rejected by the Chinese president The previous day gave few details of their exchange to the mediaOn the edge of the crowd.

The Prime Minister’s Office said Trudeau had raised concerns with President Xi about China’s interference in Canada.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said the president was not criticizing anyone when he approached Trudeau, saying Canada was being disrespectful and condescending.

Ms. Ng, who joined Prime Minister Trudeau in Thailand for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, acknowledged that Canada faces difficulties with China, but the federal government will always try to respectfully engage with Beijing on important issues.

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On Thursday, Mao vehemently denied that China interfered in the internal affairs of any other country. He further said that Canada is responsible for the deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

According to him, Canada should take concrete steps to improve relations. During his daily press conference, he noted that Wednesday’s spontaneous discussion was captured by cameras. Totally normal And she President Xi should not be seen as criticizing or condemning anyone.

However, Mao argued that Canada had clearly insulted China on the issue.

” China has no problem with smooth dialogues with other countries, but we expect these dialogues to be conducted equally and with mutual respect, without blaming each other. »

In front of the cameras Mr. Speaking to Trudeau, President Xi criticized the prime minister for sharing with the media what was discussed privately.

“Everything we talked about was leaked to the media, which is not acceptable,” the Chinese president condemned. And the conversation didn’t go that way.

At this time, Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Interrupting Shi, he began to speak again: We believe in free, open and transparent dialogue and will continue to do so. We will continue to try to work together constructively, but there will always be things we disagree on.

First let’s create the conditionsPresident Xi responded through an interpreter.

China says there is no threat

Although he accused Canada of being inferior, Mao said President Xi’s comments should not be seen as threats.

” As you can see in the video, I believe it is very normal for two leaders to have a brief conversation during the G20 summit. The two clans only clarified their position. »

At the G20 summit on Tuesday, Mr. Mr. Trudeau He spoke to Xi personally for the first time. A senior Canadian government official told reporters the two spoke about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea and climate change.

It is said that the Prime Minister also raised Serious Concerns About Intervention Activities in Canada.

Asked about the confrontation later at a press conference, Trudeau said: Not every conversation will be easy, but it’s critical that we continue to stand up for the things that matter to Canadians.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie will accompany Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Bali.

Photo: (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie also said she had discussed Chinese intervention with her Chinese counterpart at the G20.

Ms Jolie noted last week that China is a global power Increasingly disruptive He cautioned companies to think carefully before deepening ties with China Geopolitical risks.

Collapse of relationships

China followed Canada by imprisoning two Canadians after China-Canada relations soured CFO of Huawei Technologies arrested The daughter of company founder Meng Wanzhou following a US extradition request in December 2018.

Both Michaels returned to Canada Last year, on the same day Ms. Meng returned to China After reaching an agreement with the US authorities.

Canada later banned mobile operators from installing Huawei equipment on their 5G networks, joining its allies in shunning the company, which has close ties to the ruling Communist Party and its military wing, the People’s Liberation Army.

Huawei and Ms. China has described the charges against Meng as a politically motivated attempt to curb China’s economic and technological development.

Most recently, Canadian police on Monday accused a Hydro-Quebec employee of espionage Allegedly passed trade secrets to China.

Earlier this month, Radio-Canada has closed its office in China A month-long silence from Chinese authorities followed a new journalist’s demands to settle in Beijing, the state-owned agency said.

President Xi’s seemingly off-the-cuff comments on Thursday marked a rare display of public candor by the usually quiet senior statesman.

Known as an ardent nationalist who vows to always put China’s interests first, Xi was recently awarded a third five-year term as Communist Party leader.

China mentioned this to Chinese students during his visit to Mexico in 2009 when he was vice president. A few foreigners with full stomachs can do nothing but try to target our country.

China did not export revolution, hunger or poverty. China won’t give you a headache either. What more do you want?Xi said.