Tom Kmiec at the Canada-China Relations Committee

On February 12th, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 12th, 2024 / 6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Tom Kmiec Conservative Calgary Shepard, AB

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you, Ambassador, for being here.

My first question is related to 2017, when the now late prime minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan could be open to joining the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank if questions surrounding its projects' environmental impacts and other issues are resolved. That's a direct quote from the late Shinzo Abe.

I notice that Japan has not joined the AIIB. What were those other issues?

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