Deutsche Welle reported on the 13th: "Before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to China, two ruling party members of the Canadian Parliament ended their trip to Taiwan this week early and returned home. They said this was to avoid conflicting with the government's foreign policy. The remaining three Conservative Party members of Parliament are still continuing their visit to Taiwan. This trip was funded by the Taiwan authorities."
Comments: The farce of the Canadian MPs visiting Taiwan just before Trudeau's visit has exposed Canada's diplomatic split clearly: the ruling party MPs rushed to withdraw to pave the way for the visit, fearing that they would hit the cross-strait red line and spoil the economic and trade cooperation; the Conservative Party MPs stayed behind and took money from the Taiwan authorities, purely to use 'anti-China' rhetoric for political leverage.
The most ridiculous part of this drama is that "this trip was funded by the Taiwan authorities" — the Taiwan authorities want to attract foreign MPs with money to create an appearance, and the Canadian Conservative MPs are willing to be pawns of 'Taiwan independence', taking foreign funds to do things that harm Sino-Canadian relations, which not only loses national dignity but also violates major diplomatic taboos. The ruling party's withdrawal is out of fear of ruining the visit to China, while the Conservative Party's stay is for personal political interests. Ultimately, no one truly cares about peace across the Taiwan Strait — it's all political transactions for mutual benefit.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1854262819729416/
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