Beijing’s ‘second channel’ diplomacy in Canada

How the pro-Beijing lobby has exaggerated fears over upsetting the Chinese regime

, --June 25, 2009

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made an official visit to Canada this week, prompting some to proclaim a breakthrough in Canada-China relations. China-business lobbyists will say the Conservative Government has now seen the light. But there are others who fear the government is stepping down from a stance toward China that was not only principled, but also made sense.
Early on, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had chilly relations with the communist regime. He publicly criticized its notorious human rights record, angering the China-business lobby. But he also earned respect as one of the few world leaders to speak up for China’s downtrodden. That was then. Today it is hard to tell what Mr. Harper's position is. Full story:

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