Evidence of meeting #24 for Subcommittee on International Human Rights in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chinese.
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Bloc
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
I'm going to take the floor again, because this is important to me.
We know that China will invade Taiwan. We know that Xi Jinping has the island in his sights. We don't know when it's going to happen, but we feel like it will happen soon. It will also surely affect cultural minorities in China, like the Uighurs and the Tibetans. That's my feeling, but I'd like to hear it directly from people like you, Mr. Lo, who are more in tune with the situation.
February 10th, 2023 / 2:55 p.m.
Academic Researcher and Educational Sociologist, As an Individual
It is very clear from my understanding of the Chinese government what their thinking is. In order to stabilize the Communist Party's position, in order to lead China, they want to move toward it becoming another North Korea. The people were talking about this all the time when I was in China, in Tibet.
It's very clear that they're going to dramatically change their attitude. They will do the harmful policy as much as they can by promoting their ideology about one nation—which means Han Chinese—one language and one country. They've already set up the agenda by saying that by 2035 China is going to be one nation, one culture, one country. Yes, it's very clear, I think.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sameer Zuberi
Thank you.
That was very gracious of you, Ms. McPherson.
We're now at three o'clock. I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here, and I am wishing you strength as you continue to raise the issue of Tibet and to educate people like us and civil society. We really are grateful for your being here today and taking the time, both by Zoom and in person.
I'll adjourn the meeting.