Canada-China Relations committee  Neither do I, despite the unfortunate headline that The Wall Street Journal chose for my article back in 2015. The Chinese have many phrases that capture complex situations. They have one, “waiying, neiruan” or “hard on the outside, soft on the inside”, and that is a good metaph

Canada-China Relations committee  I'll defer to Ms. Sun. I think she knows more about it than I do, but I would just observe that the potential for partnerships between OECD countries and the global south vis-à-vis China and other global issues is substantial. We should think not just about working with like-mind

Canada-China Relations committee  On the question of multilateralism, I agree with you, sir. The United States has frequently acted unilaterally. Particularly under this administration, it is lamentable, to put it mildly, and it's ineffective. With respect to China, the Trump administration's China policies—I pe

Canada-China Relations committee  It's linked to Yun Sun's opening statement about China's identity being rooted in the 19th century sort of victim narrative because of its encounter with the west and Japan. I would add that China's identity is also profoundly rooted in the collapse of the Soviet Union and the So

Canada-China Relations committee  Two minutes, or two hours...? On your first question, about engagement, I'd recommend the committee read, if it hasn't already, Paul Evans's excellent book entitled Engaging China. It is a history of Canadian relations with China since the Trudeau period and throughout this whol

Canada-China Relations committee  Could I add to that?

Canada-China Relations committee  I very much believe in solidarity amongst like-minded democracies when approaching China in all issue areas. It's absolutely crucial to work together, side by side and not in parallel. I was very interested to read the annexes that Global Affairs Canada provided, in response to p

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, absolutely, retaliation is greater. It will happen. We have to enter into it with the expectation that there will be further Chinese retaliation. That's the big choice: Do we go public and confront China on these issues despite the retaliation, or do we not?

Canada-China Relations committee  I would say the answer is, absolutely. This is not new. China has never accepted these alliances. It may have been quieter about its opposition, particularly after 1998-99, when it got push-back from the United States about its criticism, but it has always opposed these alliances

Canada-China Relations committee  Not necessarily the phase one trade deal, not in the way that Bonnie just mentioned in the agricultural domain, but I think that some of the successes that came out of phase one with respect to intellectual property rights protection and no forced technology transfer will benefit

Canada-China Relations committee  I would just add briefly that beyond the trade realm, if there is a Democratic administration after next January, I don't think there's going to be a great deal of change in the American approach to China. If it's Biden, I submit to you to read his article in the current issue of

Canada-China Relations committee  Sure. First of all, this is reflected at both societal and governmental levels. The hardening I was referring to referred to the governmental level, but in fact if you look at public opinion polls and surveys of the American public over the last two to three years, you also see a

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, sir. It is indeed a distinct honour and privilege for me to be invited to appear before this distinguished parliamentary special committee. I apologize for not having submitted this opening statement in time for it to be translated into French, but I only received t