Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “dismissive” behaviour towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 summit is a result of the Liberal government’s failure to treat national security issues seriously, says Conservative Senator Leo Housakos. Other Tory lawmakers are calling for stronger actions to address Beijing’s interference in Canada.
At the sidelines of the G20 conference on Nov. 16, Xi confronted Trudeau, saying he shouldn’t have “leaked” their earlier discussion to the media. In a widely circulated video Xi was seen reprimanding Trudeau, saying through an interpreter that “That’s not how, the way the conversation was conducted.”
“If there is sincerity on your part…” Xi continued, finishing the sentence without translation, saying in Chinese that “we will proceed with mutual respect, otherwise it is hard to say what will happen”—a remark that experts interpreted as threatening….