I think one of the available mechanisms to deal with this—albeit maybe this is not within the scope of this committee—is the principle of reciprocity. I think it is an important mechanism to solve this problem. I had a chance to speak on this in the foreign affairs committee last year. The U.S. passed a bill on Tibet called the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act. Any Chinese officials, media, have access to visit any part of the U.S., but the same access should be available for American officials, media, journalists, congressmen and senators. If similar such legislation on the principle of reciprocity were passed in Canada—which could be extended to common citizens—I think it would solve this problem.
On June 3rd, 2024. See this statement in context.