Tories Call Out Foreign Affairs Minister Over ‘Strategic Partnership’ Comment on Beijing

Tories Call Out Foreign Affairs Minister Over ‘Strategic Partnership’ Comment on Beijing
Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Conservatives are criticizing Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand for saying Canada has a “strategic partnership” with China following her trip to Beijing last week.

“Last election, during the debate, the prime minister was asked to name the biggest threat to the security of Canada. He answered in one word, ‘China.’ And now, the foreign affairs minister is talking about a strategic partnership with Beijing, including security,” Chong said in the House of Commons on Oct. 23.