Wednesday, July 3, 2019

China Tells Canada To Not Be 'Naive'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping listen to opening remarks at a plenary session at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on Friday June 28, 2019. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

CBC: China warns Canada not to be 'naive' in thinking allies can help fix issues

Trudeau 'confident' Trump raised case of 2 detained Canadians in talks with Xi Jinping.

China has warned Canada not to be "naive" in thinking that the U.S. can help smooth over issues between the two countries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday that he was "confident" U.S. President Donald Trump brought up the case of the two detained Canadians during talks with China's Xi Jinping.

Trump said on Saturday he did not talk with Xi about the extradition case against Huawei telecommunications executive Meng Wanzhou during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan.

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Update #1: China scolds Canada for ‘mustering so-called allies’ on detainees (Global News)
Update #2: China warns 'naive' Canada not to count on the US (CNA/AFP)

WNU Editor: As this blog stated bluntly on Saturday during the G20 Summit, the Trudeau - Xi talk was a bust .... Canadian Government Officials Are Saying That Prime Minister Trudeau And President Xi Had 'Positive' Discussions (June 28, 2019).

4 comments:

James said...

It has been a long time since Mao, but the Chinese haven't forgotten a distinct style of diplo-speak.

jimbrown said...

Canada to China I know you are but what am I?

Anonymous said...

Justin is sitting at the Big Boys table and one of those boys does not want him there.

Will Justin take the hint? In other words can Justin increase his IQ 1 point and get to 75?

Bob Huntley said...

Trudeau that is.