Canada-China relations

• Ottawa asks court to prohibit release of documents related to fired scientists

  Court records say PHAC head Iain Stewart advised the attorney general Sunday that the documents should not be given to the Canada-China relations committee.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• China not willing to admit human rights violations with Uyghurs, Trudeau says

  Trudeau says Canada knows its relationship with Indigenous Peoples is broken but is working to address the issues. China, he says, isn't even willing to admit there is a problem.

  Canada

  Jun 22
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• Chinese authoritarianism, coercive diplomacy a challenge for democracies: Garneau

  Garneau says China is rapidly gaining global influence and expanded clout with which all countries must learn to coexist.

  Canada

  Jun 7
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• ‘They are in no hurry’: Beijing plays the long game as Canadians languish in China’s prisons

  The case of the two Michaels has garnered international attention, but another Canadian you may have never heard has been imprisoned in China for nearly 16 years.

  Features

  May 8
• Canada troubled by China’s targeting of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

  A total of nine advocates were given jail terms after they were found guilty earlier this month of organizing and participating in a massive protest in August 2019.

  Canada

  Apr 17
• Sajjan criticizes Chinese moves to claim South China Sea but faces Tory grilling

  The defence minister used his statement to the House of Commons' special committee on China to voice opposition to Chinese claims over what are considered international waters.

  Politics

  Apr 12
• China’s treatment of Uyghur minority is ‘totally unacceptable,’ Garneau says

  Asked why it took so long to impose the sanctions on China, Garneau said the federal government has been 'working with like-minded democratic countries on a coordinated response.'

  Canada

  Mar 28
• Garneau slams China’s sanctions, says they are an ‘attack on transparency’

  'We need to stand together to remind those who violate human and democratic rights that the world is watching,' Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement.

  Canada

  Mar 27
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• Canadian officials not granted permission to attend Michael Kovrig’s trial in China

  Kovrig's trial is set to begin on Monday.

  Canada

  Mar 21
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• Canada should have taken stronger action on China as 2 Michaels were detained, experts say

  As two detained Canadians are set to face trial in China, experts say the Canadian government should have taken stronger action from the very beginning.

  Canada

  Mar 18