Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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levels regarding the human rights
situation in the xingdang region in
China
where credible accounts of Human Rights
abuses and crimes against humanity are
well documented
we will continue to oppose uni
unilateral actions that threaten the
status quo in the Taiwan Strait
we will deepen our economic ties with
Taiwan
we'll continue to stand up for freedom
of speech and freedom of this of the
press in Hong Kong
and in multilateral forums we will act
in concert with Partners to face the
complex realities of China's impact on
the world stage while pushing back
against behaviors that undermine
International norms
as we Forge ahead with a strong
multi-dimensional approach to China will
always differentiate between the actions
of the Chinese government and of the
Chinese people
we will try we will challenge China when
we ought to and we will cooperate with
China when we must
it's sheer size and influence makes
cooperation necessary to address the
world's existential pressures such as
Global health nuclear non-proliferation
climate change and biodiversity loss
this is why Montreal my hometown will be
the host of the world will be hosting
the world for the UN conference on
biodiversity cop-15 this December under
a Chinese presidency
with up to 1 million species currently
at risk of Extinction
the world cannot afford to wait any
longer for Global action on nature
protection
at all times we will continue to have
Frank open and respectful dialogue will
not hold back from sharing our concern
our principles our positions
and our values
what I would like to say to Canadians
doing business in and whipped China
you need to be clear-eyed
the decision you take as business people
are your own
as Canada's top Diplomat my job is to
tell you that there are geopolitical
risks linked to doing business with the
country
we will along with the minister of trade
my colleague and friend Mary ing
help you diversify and mitigate risks
we'll also be adding a new National
Economic Security lens on foreign
investments in Canada including in the
critical mineral sector as highlighted
by my colleagues minister of Industry
pasta Philip shelbine and also my
colleague minister of Natural Resources
Jonathan Wilkinson
and the words of Lester B Pearson
How can there be peace without people
understanding each other
and how can this be
if they don't know each other
that is why
I'm announcing today that we are
investing in deepening our understanding
of how China thinks operates and plans
how it exerts influence in the region
and around the world
key embassies across our network will
have dedicated experts to deepen our
understanding of the challenges that
China poses and the opportunities that
it pursues
that will become a focus of our

 

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