Cong Peiwu says Spavor and Kovrig are ‘in good health’ and it is up to Canada to ‘reset the relationship’

 An Ottawa Life Magazine exclusive interview with Chinese Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu. Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political

Chinese Ambassador Cong comments on new legislation for Hong Kong

 Op-ed by Cong Peiwu, Chinese Ambassador to Canada Some Explanations of the Decision on Hong Kong National Security Legislation When I was posted in the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa for the first time about 20 years ago, I learned how close the Canadians hold Hong Kong to their hearts. Nowadays,

The opportunities and the tensions in the Canada-China relationship

 An Ottawa Life Magazine exclusive interview with China’s new ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu.   OTTAWA: China’s new Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, walks into the meeting room at the Chinese Embassy and greets me with a warm smile and a firm handshake. He is dressed in a sharp looking business