Woo cited China’s allegations of mass arrests of Uyghurs, forcing Muslim women to sterilize and relocating their villages on charges of “terrorism”, saying that Canada “did all of these things, and we have done it in our short history as a country. Most of these things are appalling to Aboriginals, as are new immigrants and minorities who are considered unwelcome, untrustworthy or just non-Canadians.”

Hu was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016, urging the senators to reject a Conservative-led motion in the upper house that condemned China’s genocide of Turkic minorities because this “cynic” statement would further Damage to already tense Canada-China relations.

Senate Motion No. 79, proposed by Conservative Senator Leo Housakos and seconded by independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, calls on the Senate to “recognize that the People’s Republic of China is currently committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turks. Muslims.”

It also proposed to call on the International Olympic Committee “if the Chinese government continues this genocide” and reject Beijing’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics by transferring the Olympics to another country.

Woo said that while there may be legitimate concerns about the situation facing Uighurs, lawmakers should avoid passing motions on such sensitive issues because it would unnecessarily embarrass China or suggest that Canada believes it is morally superior. Canadians may be worried about Uyghurs, but our criticism should be based on the spirit of friendship and “hope that China will succeed in becoming a multi-ethnic country.”

“In fact, China does not agree with our views on individual freedom, or in fact, our interpretation of charter-based freedom is not to teach the Chinese how they should manage their own foundation,” Wu said, adding that the Chinese would Shocked by some Canadian policies, such as death medical assistance, but don’t interfere in our internal affairs.

The Chinese are satisfied with their “democratic” form: Woo

He said that the Chinese are satisfied with their “democratic” form, and pointed to a recent poll conducted by an organization called the “Democratic Alliance”, which was organized by former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogg La A democratic organization led by Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Opinion polls show that most respondents from China are generally satisfied with their government system. Woo said that in fact, most Chinese respondents are more satisfied with their political system than Canadians.

Most experts believe that China is an authoritarian country managed by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, not a democratic country.

Woo, who leads the ISG (a group mainly composed of members of the upper house appointed by Trudeau), said that Western-style democracy does not always produce positive results. There is something to say for the Chinese system, and he thinks it can happen soon. The result is like strong economic growth for its people.

He said: “We are learning with difficulty that democratic elections and changes in government over the past few decades have not consistently brought better results for citizens of many industrialized economies.”

“Compared with the certainty of authoritarian rule, I prefer the fickleness of democratic choice, but we can’t be complacent,” Wu said. “We can’t deny that the Chinese government has its own claims on certain legitimacy, even if we don’t like it.”

Trudeau himself refused to compare how Canada and China deal with injustice.Although Canada has admitted its past mistakes, the Chinese regime believes that there is no evidence that Uyghurs have been abused, although many sources have reported abuses, including A report From the International Human Rights Subcommittee of the House of Commons.

“Where is China’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission?”

The report submitted by the subcommittee last fall stated that China’s persecution of this Muslim minority-through mass detention in concentration camps, forced labor, state surveillance and population control measures-has clearly violated human rights and is aimed at “eradicating Uyghur culture and religion.”

When asked about China’s statement at the United Nations last week, Trudeau said: “The journey of reconciliation is long, but this is our ongoing journey. China does not even realize that there is a problem. This is a very fundamental difference.” It “expressed its deep concern about the serious violation of the human rights of Canadian aboriginal people”.

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“The road to reconciliation is long, but we are embarking on a journey. China does not even realize that there is a problem. This is a very fundamental difference”: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to China’s call for investigations on this matter. offense:. 3:22

“In Canada, we have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Where is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in China? Where is their truth? Where is the openness that Canada has always shown and Canada’s responsibility for the terrible mistakes of the past, and indeed, Many of them continue to the present?”

Trudeau said that it is important for Canadians and the world to pay attention to “systematic abuse and human rights violations against Uyghurs.”

Peter Bohm, another Ontario senator appointed by Trudeau, a former senior official of the Canadian Department of Global Affairs, and a senior Canadian official who participated in G7 meetings in the past, also talked about the value of the motion to condemn Chinese genocide.

Boehm said that the House of Commons passed a similar bill in February, which “caused a lot of sensation in the media and social media afterwards, but there was no obvious impact…except for the angry response of the Chinese government.”

He said that the foreign policy statement should be left to the prime minister and cabinet, not to the appointed upper house.

“Our public condemnation will only reinforce the view within China that we are hostile. If this is what we want to do, that’s good. But in the end, it is the Chinese people who change the behavior of the country. If we want to influence them, I suggest this. Not a method,” Bohm said.

“Poke China again is unlikely to change things,” he said.