Canada-China Relations committee  This dialogue demonstrates to the world, and to China as well, that we are willing to work with Taiwan for its protection. The United States and Japan are certainly ahead of Canada, but I think Canada could also lead.

Canada-China Relations committee  It wouldn't necessarily be the same joint initiatives that we are already engaged in with Japan, but we could start with small initiatives. For example, we could do initiatives with the Coast Guard in collaboration with Haiti. We could start by discussing small projects like tha

Canada-China Relations committee  It's important to be very specific in it and say that we support peace and security in the Taiwan Strait and no unilateral aggression. I hope the Indo-Pacific strategy shows clear support for Taiwan.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think there are other countries in the area where we have a large diaspora—for example, the Philippines and Vietnam. I think those countries should be priorities. Another area where we have a special role to play would be in Oceania. Because of our French and English heritage,

Canada-China Relations committee  No. Thank you very much. I think it's very important to recognize that we already have a relationship with Taiwan that's independent of our relationship with the People's Republic of China, and we have to keep working with that in mind.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you.

Canada-China Relations committee  There are permanent indigenous bodies at the UN. Taiwan is excluded from all UN bodies. In fact, this is in contradiction with the objective of a permanent forum on indigenous issues at the UN. Normally, indigenous peoples should have direct access to the UN, without interference

Canada-China Relations committee  It would really be an economic disaster for Canada and for the world. If there were ever a conflict—I'm not even talking about an invasion—like an embargo against Taiwan, we would lose access to the port of Taiwan and China. It would block shipping, and we would risk losing our i

Canada-China Relations committee  China is a huge country, with a large population. We see that there is now a trend in China to disconnect from the global economy. It is China that is doing this, not the west. China needs the whole world, and the whole world also needs China. In the long run, I think it is very

Canada-China Relations committee  Canada needs to do more to support Taiwan, but with the co-operation of other states in the region. It could improve its relationship with Japan, because the Taiwan issue is very important to Japan. It should work more closely with Japan on issues related to peace and security in

Canada-China Relations committee  This bilateral dialogue has just begun in Japan. It is the beginning of a dialogue. The most important effect is to highlight the situation in the region in public discourse. This demonstrates the importance of Japan with regard to the situation in the Taiwan Strait. It also inv

Canada-China Relations committee  I think it should be a bit more than that. It's the universities, but it's the whole research ecology we live in. I mentioned drop-down menus, because when you talk about co-operating with other countries on the SSHRC application form, the drop-down menu says “Taiwan-Province of

Canada-China Relations committee  I'm in agreement with the fact that there needs to be guidance on relations with China as well, but I think universities are sometimes very hesitant about relations with Taiwan. I've been working on that at the University of Ottawa for 20 years. We've been very successful. We ha

Canada-China Relations committee  I think legislation on Canada-Taiwan relations would be very helpful. It's important to be very clear that this is for creating guidelines for Canadians within the protocol we already have.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think that's something we're going to have to discuss in the years to come. It should be rather detailed and in-depth and should be about various aspects of our relations with Taiwan across society. That would, of course, include defence.