We all remember Justin Trudeau s 2013 comment, that he admired China s basic dictatorship. While, at the time, many Canadians wrote it off as naivete, the comment was clearly not missed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership in Beijing.
Communist China is Not Our Friend
Ted Falk, Author
Last week marked a grim anniversary.
It was two years ago that Chinese authorities arbitrarily detained two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Micheal Kovrig, in retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou.
Meng’s father is the founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. She was arrested in Vancouver, as part of our extradition treaty with the United States, on fraud charges related to her business dealings with Iran.
Due to her family’s political connections, Chinese authorities were quick to retaliate, banning Canadian pork and canola imports, as well as engaging in hostage diplomacy with the two Michaels.