Government's 'eyes are wide open' on China: Garneau
CBC
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the Canadian government is under no illusions when approaching a normalization of relations with China, a day after two men detained by that country for three years finally returned home.
"There was no path to a relationship with China as long as the two Michaels were being detained," Garneau said Sunday in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live, referring to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Kovrig, a diplomat, and Spavor, an entrepreneur who worked in North Korea and China, were detained separately and charged with espionage soon after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada in December 2018.
The series of events has chilled Canada-China relations. Garneau told host Rosemary Barton that when it comes to normalizing relations Canada's "eyes are wide open" and the government is now following a four-fold approach to China: "coexist," "compete," "co-operate," and "challenge."
Denunciations of China over the arbitrary detention of Kovrig and Spavor are one example of challenging the rising superpower, Garneau said.
Garneau was in Calgary on Saturday to welcome the so-called "two Michaels" as they landed in Canada, almost three years after they were first detained in China.
"To see them actually land and to get off the airplane and touch down on Canadian soil was very emotional," he said.
"I think you could sense a collective sigh of relief from Canada, and joy at seeing our two Michaels finally back on Canadian soil."
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