Q: On November 9, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Joly delivered a speech introducing the elements of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy to be released soon, which contains many negative elements related to China.

A: Foreign Minister Joly's speech contained a lot of negative contents related to China that distorted the truth, exaggerated the so-called "China threat" and discredited China's image, which constituted a gross interference in China's internal affairs. China is deeply concerned about this and firmly opposes it.

The history since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Canada shows that China-Canada cooperation is in line with the fundamental interests of the Chinese and Canadian people and the expectations of regional countries. At a time when the international and regional situation is facing complex challenges, the mainstream regional public opinion demanding for peace, development and cooperation has become more prominent. As an important country in the Asia-Pacific region, Canada should respond to public opinion and adopt policies that are truly beneficial to the interests of Canada and the countries in the region, rather than following the example of a certain country, creating division and fomenting confrontation in the region, which will not only damage Canada's own image and interests, but also be detrimental to peace, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Canadian side should take the overall situation of China-Canada relations and peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region into account, and return to the right path conducive to achieving win-win cooperation as early as possible, instead of going further down the wrong path.