Thank you very much.
As I mentioned in my opening remarks, I arrived in the middle of the pandemic, when China's zero-COVID policy was still in effect. That meant there weren't a lot of meetings and it was very difficult to travel in the country. The situation in China was different from what we saw in the rest of the world. At the beginning of my term, access was quite restricted, not only for Canadians, but also for everyone.
Over the past year, I've seen a very significant change. We have a lot more access. I meet with many different ministers at a number of levels. When I travel to other parts of China, I have meetings with very high-level people. However, it took longer than I would have liked.