Obviously, when it comes to what China considers its core interests, clearly our preferences are going to clash with those of China. Our value system is going to clash with that of China. I don't think we should shy away from pointing that out when that is the case.
What I want to stress is that just because China's and Canada's and western democracy's interests and values clash on a number of key issues doesn't mean they clash everywhere. That would be the nuance that I would put to the committee.
We need to disaggregate areas where there are clearly conflicting preferences and interests that need to be put forward and discussed and may even warrant some condemnation. This doesn't mean that in other domains of global governance, such as climate change, we cannot find areas where we can align in terms of interests with China.
I think it's important for us to be able to have flexibility in our approach to China in this regard.