Canada-China Relations committee  I think we have to be mindful that our leverage on the Hong Kong question is generally very limited because of the geographic proximity, the size of China's economy vis-à-vis Hong Kong, etc., so as I said, I think we have to play the long game. I think we have to have modest ex

Canada-China Relations committee  It's hard to predict what the changes will be. I worked very closely with Vice-President Biden, including the very initial steps to build the relationship between Vice-President Xi Jinping and Vice-President Biden from the White House in 2011, so I saw how Vice-President Biden th

Canada-China Relations committee  Okay. I'll give you my lightning response. First and foremost, yes, we need to stick together on this question of how to address the China challenge in east Asia, especially when it comes to Taiwan. I think there are some useful and interesting analogies between China today and

Canada-China Relations committee  Sure, Mr. Harris. The way I think about the U.S.-China relationship is that there are four principal areas of strategic competition: security, economics, technology and, increasingly, ideology. The ideology dimension has come to the fore in recent years because of actions such

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much. It's an excellent question, Mr. Bergeron. I'll take it in two parts. First, regarding U.S. policy, my view is that international coalitions are much more credible when a member of the coalition, such as the United States, acts consistently. One of my concern

Canada-China Relations committee  Thanks. It's a great question. I spent my entire professional career studying the U.S.-China relationship, and then, when I was at the National Security Council, I was fortunate enough to basically be at the control panel. My considered judgment today is that the relationship is

Canada-China Relations committee  My view is that it needs to be issue-specific. You can't make an omnibus statement. That's generally not how international diplomacy works. On the Hong Kong issue, the question is this: What do you want to accomplish? Which countries' interests converge enough to put a coalition

Canada-China Relations committee  Basically, I agree. Fundamentally, it comes down to the best diplomatic, economic and military mechanisms that will give Beijing pause about taking future actions.

Canada-China Relations committee  Something that I've written about was my concern that the moderate international response to the Russian invasion of Georgia didn't cause the invasion of Ukraine, but it definitely created an enabling environment. It was one of the contributing factors.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think we need to be mindful of that with Hong Kong, but as I and others have stressed, you don't want to shoot the hostage. Killing Hong Kong right now in your effort to deter some notional Chinese response to Taiwan in the future doesn't support either our values or our intere

Canada-China Relations committee  Generally, I agree. The fact that the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Australia have already started to act is a good thing. I think adding South Korea, Japan and others is smart. I don't think it's a question of inaction; it's a question of how you go bigger and broader in terms of

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much. It's an excellent question, and I share your concern about what conclusions Beijing might draw. I think it's important to keep in mind that this is not the prelude to World War II, as there are important historic differences in the situation. I raised the T

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a distinct pleasure and privilege to be invited to appear before this parliamentary Special Committee on Canada-China Relations. I applaud your focus on Canada-China relations in general and today's topic of Hong Kong. [Technical difficu