With Beijing’s foreign interference in Canada under intense scrutiny, China watchers are urging the foreign affairs minister to address the issue, along with human rights concerns, during her surprise visit to China.
Mélanie Joly’s visit to China on July 18—at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi—is the first by a Canadian foreign minister in seven years. It comes as the RCMP ramps up investigations into Beijing’s foreign interference, while a public inquiry and parliamentary committees examine the regime’s meddling in Canadian federal elections and targeting of Canadian citizens and public servants.
