Tory leadership candidates presented their approach to China policy during the French-language debate on May 25, providing their response to the moderator’s question, “What, as prime minister, would be your attitude to China?”
Moderator Marc-Olivier Fortin prefaced his question with the context that China has now taken control of Hong Kong, and is expected to attack Taiwan’s sovereignty, which will pose a threat to Canada since Taiwan produces “92 percent of the [computer] chips we use every day.”
Candidate Patrick Brown answered first, saying while it’s important to defend human rights, it is also crucial to support trade that is vital to Canada’s interests. He suggested sending B.C.’s liquefied natural gas to China as a way to “help China fight climate change.”…