In China, Trudeau did announce Canada’s intention to join the new Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the first North American country to do so.
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The two countries also established the China-Canada High-Level National Security and Rule of Law Dialogue during Trudeau’s visit, and Canada announced that it had chose to apply for the membership of China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. It’s the second of his three stops in the Americas this week, and follows a visit to China earlier this month by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the Canadian capital, Ottawa.
“We needed to renew and deepen the relationship between the people of Canada and people of China for the long term and I think it’s safe to say we have accomplished just that”, he said at the end of his trip to Beijing.
The Conservatives continued to blast the Liberals on Wednesday over an estimated $1.1 million in relocation costs for staffers that Canadian taxpayers will pick up the tab for.
“Over 70 police teams were sent overseas to hunt down these economic fugitives, resulting in the capture of individuals spread out over 69 countries and regions”.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says Canada’s open approach to immigration and its willingness to welcome tens of thousands of Syrian refugees is an “enlightened” move that will benefit the country’s business sector.
Beijing circulated a notice to the Chinese diaspora overseas “encouraging fugitives to surrender” in return for lighter sentences, Jean writes. “If we’re able to fulfil those things, then our hope is that China will give us concessions on what we want which is fair access to the Chinese market”.
“The fact is, Canada has extraordinarily high standards for extradition treaties, and those will always be upheld with anyone around the world”, he said.
Canadian officials insist there was no deal.
Some people demanded for death penalty to corruption carrying victims.
Two major human rights organizations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, are questioning Canada’s pursuit of an extradition deal with China.
With or without a treaty, “the standard rules of the road are that you can not forcibly return anyone to a country where they face a well-founded fear of persecution, or ill-treatment”, she added.
Tory opposition leader Rona Ambrose linked the issue of extradition to concerns about Chinese hacking and a recent revelation that Chinese agents are active in Canada.
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With Canada and China reportedly working on a bilateral extradition treaty, a Vancouver lawyer who specializes in global money laundering says local homes bought with dirty money could end up owned by the Chinese government.
