chinese president Xi Jinping Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got into a heated exchange on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali on Wednesday as the Chinese leader complained about media reporting about their communication, according to a video of the meeting posted by Canada. Of. -based journalist. In the video, Xi can be heard expressing his displeasure over the leaking of talks between China and Canada to the Canadian press.
The two leaders had earlier met on the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday. “CDN pool cameras captured a difficult conversation between Chinese President Xi and PM Trudeau at the G20 today. In it, Xi expressed his displeasure that everything discussed yesterday has been leaked to the paper” This is not fair . And that’s not how it was negotiated,” said Annie Bergeron-Oliver from the Canadian press CTV National News in a tweet.
Did Justin Trudeau leak details of his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping? #G20Summit,pic.twitter.com/qvI7MlML2I— Suraj Balakrishnan (@SurajBala) November 16, 2022
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He also posted the video along with his tweet. Speaking through an interpreter, Xi said, “Whatever we have decided has been leaked to the papers which is not fair … and if there is honesty on your part it is not negotiated like this.” Is …”
The Canadian Prime Minister can be heard saying that there have been free, open and frank talks and there will be things the two countries disagree on. ,” Trudeau said.
Xi Jinping says at the end of the video, “First create the conditions”. After a brief conversation, the two leaders shook hands.
Trudeau expressed “serious concern” over alleged Chinese interference in Canada in brief talks with Xi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Indonesia this week.
The Canadian prime minister’s office said in a readout on Tuesday that the two leaders discussed North Korea and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Trudeau “also raised our serious concerns about interference activities in Canada”.
Last week, Canadian media outlet Global News reported that Canadian intelligence officials warned Trudeau that China was “targeting Canada with a massive campaign of foreign interference”, including meddling in the country’s 2019 elections.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested a man on charges of espionage in the province of Quebec on Monday, accusing 35-year-old Yuesheng Wang of obtaining trade secrets to benefit the Chinese government.
Sino-Canada strained relations
China-Canada relations have been cold for several years, especially after Canadian authorities detained Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou on a United States arrest warrant in 2018. China then arrested two Canadian citizens on charges of espionage.
While the standoff ended last year when all three men were released, relations remain sour on several points of contention, including human rights and trade. Trudeau’s office said.
The two leaders last met in June 2019 on the sidelines of another G20 in Osaka, Japan. They have met three times before, once during the G20 in Turkey in 2015 and twice during official visits to Beijing in 2016 and 2017.