Thank you.
First of all, we're deeply concerned about this situation for the Uighurs and the Tibetans. Let's be clear, and let's be on the record with that. As I said to our colleague Mr. Genuis when he was asking the question before, the fact that I have an open dialogue with my Chinese counterpart allows us to raise these issues and keep them alive. We have met three or four times already, and every time that I meet him, there are expectations, because that's Canada.
There's an expectation I'll talk about human rights. There's an expectation I'll talk about Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, that I'll talk about Schellenberg, that I'll talk about the other cases that are pending in China, and about our concern with respect to minorities in China, and our concern with respect to upholding international law. The fact that we have a dialogue is providing the opportunity to bring these issues to the forefront every time.
As I said, we have a multi-dimensional, complex relationship. The fact that we are engaging means we are allowed to put them on the table, because I can assure you that they know that when they are going to talk to me, these issues are going to be on the table. They come back to the forefront every time we meet.