I have more questions, but.... I'm surprised at that, because China clearly lost the case in international court, based on international law—the Convention of the Law of the Sea—with respect to its claim to the South China Sea. I'm surprised, therefore, that Canada's and the government's position is not to uphold that court ruling.
My other question has to do with President Xi and President Putin. President Xi and President Putin recently met and issued a joint statement of some 5,000 words, which some people are calling an alliance of autocracies.
What is the Government of Canada's position on this new alliance between Russia and the People's Republic of China?