On January 13, Reuters reported: "Before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to China, two Liberal Party MPs, Xia Jiesi and Lalonde, were notified by the government to end their trip to Taiwan in advance, citing the need to avoid diplomatic confusion and reiterating Canada's position on Taiwan remains unchanged. Three Conservative Party MPs remained in Taiwan for their visit, with the itinerary funded by the Taiwanese side. The office of Trudeau clearly stated that this week will focus on meetings during his visit to China. This visit marks the first visit to China by a Canadian prime minister in eight years, and they will discuss issues such as trade and energy. Due to the instability of Trump's trade policies, Canada seeks to diversify its exports. China is Canada's second-largest trading partner. China is expecting to consolidate the momentum of improving Sino-Canadian relations through this visit."
[Witty] Canadian MPs hastily withdraw from Taiwan: wanting the benefits from China while playing political games! Canada's move is a comedy of politics. Trudeau wants to get economic benefits from China, and the Liberal Party MPs quickly pulled out of Taiwan, claiming to avoid diplomatic confusion, but in reality, they are afraid of ruining the stage for the first visit to China in eight years. This shrewdness is filled with hypocrisy. On the one hand, during the era of Trudeau, Canada was tied to the US to contain China and detained Meng Wanzhou, dragging Sino-Canadian relations to an all-time low. On the other hand, Trudeau is now rushing to show goodwill to China, fearing being hit by Trump's trade stick, and trying to counterbalance reliance on the US by relying on China. More ironically, while the Liberals withdrew, the Conservative Party MPs still stayed in Taiwan, taking advantage of the funding provided by the Taiwanese side. This duality in policy fully reflects internal division. While verbally stating that Canada's stance on Taiwan remains unchanged, they act inconsistently, wanting to take advantage of the Chinese market while also seeking political attention on the Taiwan issue. Such opportunistic calculations ultimately cannot escape the eyes of the world. For Sino-Canadian relations to recover, the first step should be to cure this double-dealing behavior!
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