Newsdesk – In a very rare and unpresidence move, the Chinese President Xi Jinnping threatening rebuke of Justin Trudeau has highlighted disregard he has for Canadian Prime Minister , political experts and some former diplomats said.
Charles Burton , a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former diplomat to China holds his viewpoint saying “He certainly wouldn’t speak like that to the U.S. president. So it does suggest that Mr. Xi has a degree of disdain for the prime minister and does not see Canada as an important partner,”
Burton further said that the language used by Xi Jinnping during interaction between two leaders during the G20 summit in Bali in Indonesia was quite dismissive and threatening. He said this instance clears up every illusion the government has that China respects Canada as an influential nation in the world.
“We have not seen the president of China engaging in this really quite undiplomatic, rough language with a counterpart leader of another country”, said Burton.
It is mentionable that through Xi accused Trudeau of inappropriately leaking the content of their discussion. Jinnping did so with the help of an interpreter and also claimed that what was reported in the media was not an accurate reflection of their conversation.
The Canadian officials sharing details of the meeting between two leaders highlighting the frosty relationship between them. In a video clip recored by media pool at G20 summit , visibly frustrated and angry Chinese President Xi Jinnping pointing out leaked conversation said it was not appropriate to shared the details of the previous conversation in some newpapers and Jinnping also said it was a lacking of sincerity on Trudeau’s part.
Jinnping through a translator said to Trudeau “Everything we discuss has been leaked to the paper, that’s not appropriate.”
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau halting Xi Jinnping reverted that Canada believes in free and open and frank dialogue. Trudeau further said while they hold disagreements even then they should work together.
