In my view, it was an error. I have long argued that there needs to be some level of communication between the Canadian Forces and the People's Liberation Army simply to understand their doctrine, their tactics and their thinking. You can't separate yourself. There came a time, though, and this was clearly past that time, as China's aggression increased, and particularly once they took our Canadian hostages, that other forms of co-operation were completely inappropriate.
What alarms me is that there's no mechanism in Ottawa, no warning light that goes on, in any department, saying this is a China issue and think about it carefully. It's just not happening.