The China-Taiwan dispute explained
In recent months, China has ramped up its threats towards Taiwan, with incursions by military jets into the island’s air space and missiles fired into the sea around it. Beijing regards the territory as part of its territory and has vowed to bring it back under China’s control. President Joe Biden has made clear that […]
West can show regime critics in China ‘there are other ways of doing things’: Trudeau – National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the way the West deals with Beijing can highlight to people in China who “disagree with the regime that there are other ways of doing things.” His comment comes as China grapples with protests across the country in response to Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy — protests that mark the largest display […]
Canada’s relationship with China will be respectful, trade minister says – National | Globalnews.ca
Ottawa will maintain a respectful relationship with China, International Trade Minister Mary Ng said Thursday, although she warned that Canada’s biggest trading partner in Asia has changed. “China today is not the China of the past,” Ng told reporters in Bangkok where she is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings alongside Prime Minister Justin […]
Chinese President Xi confronts Trudeau for sharing details of G20 conversation – National | Globalnews.ca
By Mackenzie Gray Global News Posted November 16, 2022 6:12 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bali, Indonesia — In a rare behind the scenes moment of diplomacy, Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for sharing details of a conversation the two leaders had Tuesday on the sidelines […]
Biden, Xi meet in Indonesia with aim to ‘manage’ differences – National | Globalnews.ca
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their first in-person meeting Monday since the U.S. president took office nearly two years ago, aiming to “manage” differences between the superpowers as they compete for global influence amid increasing economic and security tensions. Xi and Biden greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury […]
‘Should be easy’ for Ottawa to declare China a strategic rival: former ambassador – National | Globalnews.ca
It “should be easy” for the Canadian federal government to identify China as a strategic rival in its Indo-Pacific strategy, the former Canadian ambassador to China told the Canada-China relations special committee on Tuesday. Guy Saint-Jacques, who served as ambassador to China from October 2012 to October 2016, said Canada has “learned a lot about […]
China expected to grant Xi Jinping another 5-year term with no major changes – National | Globalnews.ca
China on Sunday opens a twice-a-decade party conference at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent and establishes himself as arguably the most powerful Chinese politician since Mao Zedong. Xi is expected to issue a lengthy address at the opening session, but little change is […]