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A ‘Red Line’: Chinese Embassy Condemns Canadian MP’s Visit to Taiwan
Michael Chong said the trip shows support for Taiwan and Canadian sovereignty after China warned that more parliamentary visits would hurt ties.
- Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong arrived in Taipei on Sunday to meet Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, directly defying a recent warning from Beijing's ambassador to Canada against further parliamentary visits.
- China's ambassador, Wang Di, warned last month that Canadian parliamentary visits or warship transits through the Taiwan Strait could damage the new strategic partnership Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping this year.
- Financing the trip with his own money, Chong stated his purpose is to "show solidarity with a democracy at the front lines of intimidation" and to assert Canadian sovereignty despite Beijing's objections.
- Citing operational security, Defence Minister David McGuinty declined to comment last Thursday on whether Canada will continue warship transits through the Taiwan Strait.
- Beijing considers the democracy of 24 million a breakaway province, though Taiwan remains Canada's 15th largest trading partner; China has increasingly pressured nations to sever diplomatic ties, reducing international recognition to 11.
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Conservative MP Visits Taiwan in Defiance of China’s Warning Against Parliamentary Visits
Conservative MP Michael Chong is visiting Taiwan and meeting with President Lai Ching-te this week in defiance of a recent warning from the Chinese ambassador to Canada against sending parliamentarians to Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) views self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province, despite never having governed the island nation, and seeks to place it under Beijing’s rule. Taiwan, meanwhile, is pushing back against Beijing’s interna…
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 28%
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