Trudeau tells angry Chinese leader that Canadians ' believe in a free and open and frank dialogue’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping angrily confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 meeting Wednesday, complaining Mr. Trudeau’s office had published details of an earlier conversation between them.
In an exchange captured by a Canadian cameraman around 3 p.m. Wednesday, as the G20 summit was wrapping up, an unhappy looking Mr. Xi confronts Mr. Trudeau, gesturing with his hand at the room. Mr. Trudeau responds that he hopes the two sides can continue to “work constructively together,” adding, “In Canada, we believe in a free and open and frank dialogue,” to which Mr. Xi replies, “Let’s create the conditions first,” before shaking the Canadian leader’s hand and walking off.
Asked whether Canada was isolated among its allies in relations with China, given the steps towards rapprochement taken by many other countries at the G20, Mr. Trudeau said there was a “clear consensus among the G7″ in how to approach Beijing.
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