Foreign Affairs Official Says China Remains ‘Disruptive’ Power as Ottawa Gets Closer to Beijing

Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Weldon Epp testifies before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in Ottawa on April 16, 2026. House of Commons/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

As Ottawa forges closer ties with Beijing, a foreign affairs official told MPs he believes the federal government still sees China as an “increasingly disruptive power.”

Foreign Affairs Assistant Deputy Minister Weldon Epp made the comments on April 16 while appearing before the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, which is studying the review of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.