Category: Xi Jinping

Trudeau Tries to Play Catch-Up on China’s Interference, but Is Chasing His Own Tail

Commentary Canada is in the global spotlight, again. A reporter at the G20 meeting in Bali captured Chinese leader Xi Jinping threatening Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over leaks of an earlier meeting between the two, in which Trudeau reportedly confronted Xi with intelligence leaks to the media about China’s election interference. Yes, there was…


We Must Be Able to Raise Concerns Without ‘Retaliatory Acts’: New Zealand PM to Meet Xi

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she needs to be able to raise areas of concern with Chinese leader Xi Jinping without the country being on the receiving end of retaliation. The comments come ahead of her expected meeting on Nov. 18 with Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum…


Biden Fails to Confront Xi on Burma

Commentary President Joe Biden met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Asian leaders at the ASEAN summit but failed to confront Xi on Burma (commonly known as Myanmar), where a Chinese-funded war against religious and ethnic minorities is occurring. The war in Burma was one of the primary issues discussed at the Association of Southeast…


Xi’s ‘Dismissive’ Demeanour Towards Trudeau a Result of Weakness on China Policy, National Security: Senator

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “dismissive” behaviour towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 summit is a result of the Liberal government’s failure to treat national security issues seriously, says Conservative Senator Leo Housakos. Other Tory lawmakers are calling for stronger actions to address Beijing’s interference in Canada. At the sidelines of the G20 conference…


Little Value in a ‘Diplomatic Thaw’ With Beijing: Foreign Policy Experts

Foreign policy experts say a diplomatic thaw with Beijing should not be the end goal of U.S. and Australian leaders, instead, the focus should be on compelling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to uphold human rights and international rules around trade. John Lee, the former senior advisor to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, said recent…


Xi Fooled Biden, Again

Commentary Joe Biden met Xi Jinping in Bali, for the first time in Biden’s presidency. Some analysts say the meeting finally gave the president the opportunity to tell Xi, face-to-face, that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression against Taiwan and genocide against the Uyghurs, not to mention Tibet and the Falun Gong, are unacceptable. Biden…


China Experts, Canadian Politicians Weigh In on Xi’s Confrontation With Trudeau

Canadian politicians and China experts have offered their observations on Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s confrontation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-20 summit on Nov. 16, when Xi told Trudeau that he shouldn’t have “leaked” details of their conversation to the media the day before. “In exchanges like this, body language is extremely important,”…


Chinese Leader Xi Confronts Trudeau at G20 Over Discussions ‘Leaked’ to the Press

Chinese leader Xi Jinping confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 16, saying he shouldn’t have “leaked” details of their conversation to the media the day before. A video of the two leaders’ brief interaction was captured by reporters on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. “Everything we discuss has been leaked to the…


China’s Diplomatic Thaw Doesn’t Bring Relief From Economic Coercion: Australian PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned the country’s exporters that it may take a long time before China removes its $20 billion (US$13.5 billion) trade sanctions on Australia. The warning comes after the Albanese met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. Speaking at…


Beijing’s Diplomatic Thaw Doesn’t Bring Relief From Economic Coercion: Australian PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned the country’s exporters that it may take a long time before China removes its $20 billion (US$13.5 billion) trade sanctions on Australia. The warning comes after the Albanese met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. Speaking at…