While the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Summit (G7) raised concerns about China’s violations of democracy and human rights and threats to other countries, Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu criticized the G7 as a political coterie to beat up on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Gameau said the G7 foreign ministers reached a number of important agreements, including a united opposition to the arbitrary arrest of two Canadians by the CCP.
In a May 6 speech at a forum of the Institute For Peace & Diplomacy, a Canadian think tank, Cong Peiwu criticized the recently concluded G7 foreign ministers’ summit as an opportunity to beat up on the Chinese Communist Party, with no success at all. “The G7 only wasted time pointing the finger at the Chinese Communist Party, accusing it of things that have no basis in fact, and not playing a proper role in dealing with the Communist virus epidemic and boosting the world economy.” Cong Peiwu also said that the Chinese Communist Party is not a threat, but the real threat maker is the United States, and forced world countries to choose sides, reminding Canada not to be led by the nose by the United States.
Cong Peiwu’s comments are clearly on a different channel from Canada’s official position. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Garneau was pleased with the outcome of the summit, which, in addition to reaching a consensus on the Communist Party’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, also unanimously condemned the detention of two Canadians – Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor – by the Communist Party. “The two Canadians and the arbitrary detention of other citizens by the Chinese Communist Party were discussed by me and other ministers at the meeting, and there was great support for Canada’s position. The summit was the first time in the past two years that ministers met face-to-face, and there was a lot of important consensus and unanimity, making it a very successful and important meeting.”
During this summit, the Canadian and Japanese foreign ministers also held their first face-to-face meeting and reached consensus on six areas, including joint military cooperation, with a statement from both countries mentioning that they “oppose unilateral actions that undermine regional stability, as well as violations of the international maritime order as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.” This statement is a clear reference to the provocative actions of the Chinese Communist Party in the South China Sea in recent years.
Canadian MPs have also praised the seven allies for their cooperation in fighting China, saying that Western democracies should develop a mechanism to support each other in the face of economic coercion by the Chinese Communist government.
John McKay, the ruling federal Liberal Party MP, said Canada is acutely aware of the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party and that a unified international response to Chinese Communist pressure is a good approach as the Communist Party works to turn the rest of the world into its “vassal state.
Canadian Conservative MP Michael Chong said ministers at the G7 summit discussed in depth how the Chinese Communist Party exerts its threat through the economy and uses the Belt and Road Initiative. (Canadian federal government website)
Conservative MP Michael Chong, who specializes in foreign affairs, said the ministers at the G7 summit discussed in depth how the Chinese Communist Party exerts its threatening power through the economy and uses the Belt and Road Initiative to seemingly help other countries with their infrastructure, but in fact to achieve its own hegemonic goals.
Federal NDP MP Jack Harris also said the G-7 statement shows a more “positive” approach to the Communist Party, but that it still needs to find practical ways to demonstrate its power to Beijing.
When the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Canadian aluminum last year, Canada took only a few hours to announce countermeasures against the U.S., showing that Ottawa is capable of dealing with the challenges of a major power, according to Chuang. Canada’s dependence on Chinese trade is very small, accounting for only 4% of Canada’s total exports, and there is no need to fear the Chinese Communist Party.
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