China has proven over the years that it is impacted by naming and shaming on the international stage. Where I see room for flexibility is that, for this naming and shaming to be effective in terms of the end goal that we want, for human rights to be respected, for people not be subjected to tactics and behaviours that we see as condemnable, there needs to also be room for diplomatic channels to push for our preferred courses of action.
This is where I see flexibility. Naming and shaming, if the end goal is for us to feel better about ourselves as Canadians, only gets us so far. The end game that we want, really, is for China to align its behaviour in ways that are closer to what we would like to see.
There is room for flexibility in terms of pushing different channels, using name and shaming tactics for sure, which China responds to even if it says otherwise, but also using back channels as well.