Rights Groups Call on Ottawa to Stand Up to Beijing’s Transnational Repression as Foreign Minister Visits
Human rights groups and members of the diaspora gathered in Ottawa as Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi arrived on May 28 for a three-day visit at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. Dean Baxendale, CEO of the China Democracy Fund and publisher of Optimum Publishing International, said he came to Ottawa from Toronto to “send a message to Minister Wang who has come here to Canada to try to solidify new business deals and arrangements with the Canadian government, mostly on the backs of the Falun Dafa followers, Uyghur slave labour, Tibetans.” “The Chinese Communist Party has oppressed all people in China, and it’s time that our government actually stands up for human rights for those people in China, rather than standing up for the profits of Canadian corporations and selling out individuals for profit,” Baxendale told NTD, a sister media of The Epoch Times.
Rights Groups Call on Ottawa to Stand Up to Beijing’s Transnational Repression as Foreign Minister Visits Human rights advocates and diaspora members protested in Ottawa during Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi’s visit. Dean Baxendale criticized the Canadian government’s focus on business deals over human rights in China. He urged the government to support those oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party instead of prioritizing corporate profits.
- Human rights groups and diaspora members protested in Ottawa during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit.
- Dean Baxendale, CEO of the China Democracy Fund, stated the purpose of his protest was to send a message to Minister Wang.
- Baxendale accused China of oppressing Falun Dafa followers, Uyghurs, and Tibetans.
- He called on the Canadian government to prioritize human rights in China over corporate profits.
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