Canadian PM Justin Trudeau expressed a desire to mend strained relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the APEC summit in San Francisco. Both leaders noticeably avoided interaction, with prior tensions stemming from past confrontations at G20. The discord traces back to Canada's detention of Huawei's CFO in 2018, leading to retaliatory actions by China, including the arrest of Canadian citizens.
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00:00 On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hoped to meet Chinese President
00:05 Xi Jinping once the two sides had put in the work needed to repair the badly strained bilateral
00:11 ties.
00:12 For the unaware, Justin Trudeau and the Chinese President Xi Jinping were in San Francisco,
00:16 California to attend the APEC summit.
00:19 Both of the leaders were observed mostly ignoring or avoiding having any kind of conversation
00:24 during the APEC summit, which the media in Canada observed.
00:28 After being questioned by the Canadian media, Justin Trudeau said Canada and China need
00:32 to keep in touch.
00:34 Having had a good exchange with Xi, Trudeau continued he advised the Chinese leader that
00:38 the two sides should endeavour to establish a constructive dialogue, but there was no
00:42 picture opportunity, etc. resulting in rumours that Xi and Trudeau avoided one another.
00:48 The situation is possibly due to the previous meeting, which didn't end well.
00:52 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had engaged
00:56 in a heated exchange of words on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali back in 2022.
01:02 The Chinese leader expressed dissatisfaction with the way media covered the conversations,
01:06 which were not intended to come out.
01:08 Xi was heard in the video complaining that the Canadian press was given access to confidential
01:13 discussions between China and Canada.
01:15 On the allegations, Trudeau didn't give any concrete reply, except for pitching he
01:19 respects transparency.
01:22 The tensions between Canada and China have persisted since 2018, despite the fact Trudeau
01:26 had once praised China's style of democracy.
01:28 When Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei and the founder's
01:33 daughter at the request of US authorities in late 2018, things quickly spiralled out
01:37 of control.
01:38 In what was perceived as a retaliation, two Canadian citizens, Michael Spower and Michael
01:42 Kovrig, were immediately arrested in China and held there for over 1,000 days until Meng
01:47 was eventually set free.
01:49 In addition, China had put a multi-year ban on Canadian beef and canola imports, citing
01:53 unfounded and unverified pest concerns.
01:56 Further, the Canadian government excluded Canada when it relaxed restrictions on group
02:00 travel, a year after the Canadian government designated Beijing as the source of foreign
02:04 interference attempts and identified China as a disruptive global force.
02:08 However, there is more than complexity in this story.
02:11 While Trudeau seemed to be at odds with Xi, his government is alleged to be kind over
02:15 Chinese interference.
02:17 Beijing is accused of threatening opposition leaders like Michael Chong in Canada.
02:22 However, Canada stayed out of it altogether.
02:25 The Justin Trudeau government didn't take any action at all.
02:29 Critics contend that Trudeau's several agreements have strengthened China's economic position
02:33 while ignoring its human rights accord, favouring economic gains over moral considerations.
02:37 Additionally, a large portion of Chinese components are still entering the telecom sector of Canada.
02:43 This does make one wonder what exactly is Trudeau's position on China.
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