Canada-China Relations committee  I think the Canadian government has the right people looking at 5G and the security issues who can actually address that. On the political side, this is a decision that will have to be made. Whichever way it goes, there will be consequences, and I'll have to live with whatever

Canada-China Relations committee  On this I would say that we have relationships with different countries in what we do. We as a government subscribe to the model of one country, two systems, so—

Canada-China Relations committee  Again, we follow the one country, two systems model. We are concerned. We want to enable people to be able to protest and to be able to share their views, and where they have...and I think we've been very open about that. We hope they come to some peaceful resolution on it, but i

Canada-China Relations committee  Again, we follow the one China policy. I think on issues like health and pandemics and so forth that are affecting other people, we encourage the participation of all people who would be affected in it.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you.

Canada-China Relations committee  Well, Mr. Chair, to your exact point, there are 300,000 Canadians there and we have to care about what happens to them. It's a high area of focus for us. I hope that people are listening to some of the messages that are being given by the protestors, and there's a broad range of

Canada-China Relations committee  I think the coronavirus has changed the focus on a lot of things for the short term. The coronavirus is probably going to be here longer than we think, and I just don't believe the idea that we're going to be done with it in March. I'm not a virologist, so you should be careful w

Canada-China Relations committee  Well, first, if there's any country that I'd want to have to deal with a big crisis like that, it's them, in the sense of the scale. They don't want it to move out of the system at all. They're willing. When you see the lockdown that's going on in Hubei province and Wuhan, it's s

Canada-China Relations committee  As I mentioned before, I am not involved. As I mentioned, on the technical side, I'm the wrong person. You need to have people who really understand the technology. It's not my area. On the political—

Canada-China Relations committee  I don't think we're agreeing.

Canada-China Relations committee  My understanding of Chinese history—and as I said we all should spend time really understanding what's happening there—is that Confucianism is very much a part of the system and how it's working today. There are different manifestations of that in mainland China, not just in Hong

Canada-China Relations committee  You packed a lot into that question. I'll try to answer it. Some elements of collectivism and harmony are at odds with individual rights. They're different.

Canada-China Relations committee  My main message is that China is a complex country and a society that represents very significant opportunities for us. A lot of our prosperity can benefit from being part of it, but there are also some things we don't agree with and don't like. Whatever your view is, we're going

Canada-China Relations committee  Success, in my view, will defined as the following. I want Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig released and back in Canada, and I want the death sentence taken away from Robert Schellenberg. That is the fundamental point of what I would see.

Canada-China Relations committee  Right. The 5G question is clearly a critical one. There are a lot of security issues that are going to be dealt with in that. I'm not part of that conversation. We have people in the government who are looking at that file and moving it through. I think it's an important decisi