Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, I would agree with that. In fact, let's remember that Canada used to have a very important presence in Africa. It's too bad that this has been substantially reduced over the last 10 years. We still have an important capital of goodwill. People remember all the good projects

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  You're right. In fact, there was increased surveillance. What happened after.... There were four attacks that took place. Of course the genesis of all of this was the very important riot that took place in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, in 2009. After that, in 2013 and 2014—I

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Let me start. Yes, indeed, this was an important revelation, and in fact it's linked to what I was saying earlier: that there is no unanimity among Chinese people. A lot of Chinese intellectuals decry what's happening in Xinjiang and in Tibet. I think that in this case, this wa

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the opportunity to expand, because I had a lot more to say than I could in the six minutes. At the time, the situation was quite different. I think the Chinese government had not embarked on its campaign of assimilation, of destruction of the Uighur culture. In fa

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The federal government is ultimately going to have to make a decision on that. On the weekend, La Presse editorialist Alexandre Sirois wrote a piece stating that Canada could follow in the footsteps of New Zealand, which, while not formally banning Huawei products outright, is in

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think the diplomatic pressure is really mounting. You may have heard the term wolf warriors, which refers to the much more aggressive strategies being used by Chinese diplomats. We've seen it in Canada, with former Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye criticizing Prime Minister Trudeau

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There are efforts that need to be made to sensitize all countries that in fact we are all in the same boat and we have a lot at stake here. You may have heard this notion that in fact it's China that is changing us more than we are changing China, and I firmly believe this is wha

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Personally, I think what's happening in Xinjiang is a genocide. It's hard to come to any other conclusion when you know what constitutes a genocide and when you see all of the control measures the Chinese government has introduced to curb female fertility, not to mention the dete

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  They would deteriorate further. Since establishing diplomatic ties, nearly 50 years ago, we've never had such a poor relationship. Traditionally, China's approach is to punish anyone who dares to criticize it. Canada would have to expect to be targeted by very severe measures, wh

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It's very tough to imagine how, since he's been able to get rid of his opponents through the anticorruption campaign. That's what he used to eliminate potential successors. That said, there are still pockets of resistance in the Chinese Communist Party, as I mentioned earlier. We

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Unfortunately, the response was always consistent. They said he had acquired Canadian citizenship illegally, and for that reason, they said he was therefore Chinese. They said also that he had not officially renounced his Chinese citizenship. Although the Chinese citizenship law

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would say that in theory it's a very useful tool, but the problem is that if you look at the hot spots around the world, so far the Canadian government has been reluctant to use it. I would say that of course we know China can be vindictive; we have already paid a heavy price

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would agree with you. In fact, what's happened in the last few years since Xi Jinping came to power is a move going back to the Mao era in the way that propaganda is handled. The fact also is that he has dismantled the legacy of Deng Xiaoping in terms of how succession is suppo

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to thank the committee for inviting me to take part in today's meeting. Today, I'll be talking mainly about the increasing level of repression since 2012, when Xi Jinping became the general secretary of t

Canada-China Relations committee  I was expressing a concern because Canada is at the forefront with regard to artificial intelligence, and when you look at what's happening in China, you will see that facial recognition is now used in a very comprehensive way and a social credit system has been put in place wher