This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Stephen Harper is seen in a Jan. 30, 2015, file photo. In his address to the Yushan Forum, Harper spoke out against those whose 'trade strategy is about accumulating perpetual large surpluses with other countries,' arguing that such a structure is unsustainable.
“The timing for Mr. Harper’s visit, and his meetings with Tsai Ing-wen, probably could not be worse,” said Victor Gao, vice-president of the Center for China and Globalization, a prominent think tank with close ties to the Chinese government. “I wish this visit and the meeting had not taken place.” Though he did not name China on stage in Taiwan, Mr. Harper has previously criticized “large and growing imbalances with the Chinese market that are driven by the fact that we have grossly unequal market access.”
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Mr. Harper is the first former Canadian prime minister to visit the island, a self-governing territory that is considered a breakaway state by China, which has not relinquished the possible use of force to achieve unification with the Chinese mainland.
Canada has supported Taiwan’s inclusion in venues such as the International Civil Aviation Organization, a stand that has placed it at odds with China. In the past four months, two Canadian warships have also sailed through the Strait of Taiwan, which Beijing regards as its internal waters.Still, Mr. Harper’s visit was welcomed in Taiwan, even if he arrived as a private citizen. “It’s good news for Taiwan,” said Liu Bih-Rong, a political scientist at Soochow University.
Are you pretending to be Kevin Rudd?! 😉
Stephen harper has been busy since he was driven out of office. He now heads the international democrat union (HQ Berlin) which teaches right wing populist fascist movements how to steal elections and then violate democratic and parliamentary principles to stay in power.
Can’t he just get lost and go away for good? Haven’t we had enough of his crap already?!
Good for him... Too bad our FakeFeminist JustinTrudeau is too cowardly to stand up for Canada against China's attacks and torture of two of our citizens. trudeaumustgo cdnpoli elxn43 CDNmedia onpoli polqc bcpoli
Right wingers tend to better assess threats from undemocratic regimes than today’s left wingers
And why is that (or him) relevant
Stephen who?
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