China-Canada relations

Xi Jinping chides Canadian leader Justin Trudeau on G20 sidelines for ‘media leaks’ after meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping chided Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an awkward scene on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 16, 2022. Xi confronted Trudeau for leaking details of their first face-to-face meeting in three years on Tuesday to media. Trudeau replied that Canada believed in “free and open and frank dialogue”. Canadian media reported that the prime minister had raised “serious concerns” over China’s alleged funding of 11 candidates in Canada’s 2019 elections.

Video source: Reuters/CBC
 

November 16, 2022