Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu says China did not Interfere and Encourages Canadians to Visit China

 Political strain has limited impact on the resilient business and people-to-people relations. The diplomatic dance between Canada and China has been a study in contrasts, characterized by alternating moments of cooperation and conflict. The Meng Wanzhou detention by Canada in 2018 and the subsequent detainment of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig

Chinese Ambassador Cong on the question of humanitarian release of the ‘Two Michaels’, Taiwan, Hong-Kong, and Cooperation

 In an exclusive interview with Ottawa Life Magazine last week, Ambassador Cong Peiwu was asked if he could update Canadians on the treatment and condition of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. China arrested Kovrig, a former diplomat, and fellow Canadian Michael Spavor (the two Michaels) in December 2018, soon after Canadian

Hypocrisy, language, and words matter in our relationship with China

 ‘Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones’ op-ed — The House of Commons vote on Monday Feburary 22, 2021 to approve a non-binding motion, brought forward by the opposition Conservatives, to recognize China’s actions in the north-western Xinjiang province as a genocide against Muslim Uighurs was misguided and

Engagement, not enragement, the key to relationship with China

 By Chris Pereira  Understatement of the century: China doesn’t share the same values as Canada. It’s no secret that there are strains in the relationship between Canada and China, emphasized this week by the Canada-led declaration against arbitrary detentions. There are questions about Xinjiang and the Uighurs, the two Michaels haven’t seen

Navigating Canada-China relations in a turbulent era

 Reprinted with permission from the Public Policy Forum. This article is part Rebuild Canada, a series of 22 reports released in summer and fall 2020 by the Public Policy Forum ppforum.ca. Rebuild Canada seeks to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst for a productive, resilient, and fair economy and society.  by Lynette H. Ong

Now it is Canada’s turn to answer some questions concerning China-Canada relations

 By Cong Peiwu, Chinese Ambassador to Canada Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine

China’s President Xi and German Chancellor Merkel call for cooperation on COVID-19 vaccines as Canada fumbles

 Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has continued and will continue to publish

When it comes to Canada-China relations, it is time to look North

 by Jessica Shadian, Erica Wallis    Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has

Cong Peiwu says Spavor and Kovrig are ‘in good health’ and it is up to Canada to ‘reset the relationship’

 An Ottawa Life Magazine exclusive interview with Chinese Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu. Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political

NDP sponsor petition calling for immediate release of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

 Niki Ashton, a former NDP leadership candidate and the NDP Member of Parliament for the riding of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba has sponsored an official petition in The House of Commons calling for the Government of Canada to release Huawei Executive Meng Wanzhou immediately. Ashton was first elected in 2008

Canada and China’s relationship is vital

 Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has continued and will continue to publish

Canada’s China policy should begin with release of Meng Wanzhou

 ABOVE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): Michael Kovrig, Meng Wangzhou, Michael Spavor Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own.  — Chinese proverb The continued stridency and vitriol of the Trudeau Liberal government towards China is counter productive and doing nothing to secure the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

The opportunities and the tensions in the Canada-China relationship

 An Ottawa Life Magazine exclusive interview with China’s new ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu.   OTTAWA: China’s new Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, walks into the meeting room at the Chinese Embassy and greets me with a warm smile and a firm handshake. He is dressed in a sharp looking business

Canada and China – How to get to the morning after – Six Hard Steps

 By John Gruetzner As a part time resident in Beijing and a Canadian business person who has studied and worked in China since 1982 the key message that all Canadians and Chinese that work together have are both governments and both countries opinion writers stop, breathe and ideally look at

The Deep State: The Trudeau government, lobbyists and the legalization of corruption in Canada

 "There's no whore like an old whore" - Brian Mulroney on the Liberal Government in 1984 What many people outside of Ottawa don't understand is that there is a parallel system of government in Ottawa. This Deep State has more power than the elected MPs and ministers who are supposed to

Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, sues CBSA, RMCP and the federal government

 Photo credit: Handout/Reuters Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei alleged that her constitutional rights were violated when she was taken into custody. She has filed a claim and now suing the Canadian Border Services Agency, the RCMP and the federal government seeking damages for false imprisonment based on multiple alleged failures

Canadian Government Should Intervene – Huawei Executive Meng Wanzhou Should be Released Immediately

 Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese technology giant Huawei, was arrested by Canadian officials in Vancouver two weeks ago because she is wanted in the U.S. on allegations of fraud. Wanzhou should be released forthwith. The Americans are accusing her of using an unofficial subsidiary called Skycom to