Thank you, very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being with us for this important study.
Mr. Caouette, as a professor of political science and Asian studies, I imagine you're aware of what's going on in places like Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. I imagine you know what's happening there. In your speech, you said that we need to reinvent our relationship with China.
How can Canada defend international human rights—that is, the international rules-based order—while building closer diplomatic and economic ties with China? It doesn't add up.