How to defuse tension with China?

At the moment of crisis, strategic vision, leadership and diplomatic skills are needed in defusing the tensions in bilateral ties. Only when cool heads prevail over hot fury, and patience over arrogance on both sides, can we restore Canada-China relations to normality.
Beijing warned Canada over the Canadian detention and continuous holding of Huawei’s chief fnancial officer Meng Wanzhou.

The arrest of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on “national security” related charges happened only days after the “grave consequences” Beijing warned Canada over the Canadian detention and continuous holding of Huawei’s chief fnanci...

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