Canada Should Recognize Taiwan as a Sovereign State, Says Tory Leadership Candidate Scott Aitchison

Canada Should Recognize Taiwan as a Sovereign State, Says Tory Leadership Candidate Scott Aitchison
Conservative leadership hopeful Scott Aitchison takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on May 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Conservative leadership candidate and MP Scott Aitchison says it’s important to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state, and that the “One China” policy has been a “failure.”

“Taiwan is a vibrant democracy right next door to the behemoth communist regime of China. They’re constantly under [the regime’s] bully tactics and threats, and yet, that’s a beacon to the world,” Aitchison told The Epoch Times in an interview.