Caught On Cam: Canadian PM, Chinese Prez Heated Exchange Of Words At G20

Bali: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a heated exchange of words during their conversation on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali on Wednesday.

According to a video of the meeting posted by a Canada-based journalist, the Chinese leader complained about the media reporting about their communication.

In the video, Xi is heard expressing his displeasure about talks between China and Canada being leaked to the Canadian Press.

The two leaders had earlier met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the summit.

“That’s not appropriate and that’s not the way the conversation was conducted,” Xi Jinping can be heard saying.

The Canadian Prime Minister was heard responding cordially, “In Canada, we believe in free, open, and frank dialogue and that is what we will continue to have. We will continue to look to work constructively together, but there will be things we will disagree on.”

During the 10-minute conversation, Justin Trudeau raised “serious concerns” over suspected domestic interference by China, news agency Reuters quoted a Canadian government source as saying.

The two leaders also discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea, and the importance of December’s summit in Montreal “to protect nature and fight climate change, as per the Reuters report.

After Trudeau’s reply, the two leaders could be seen shaking hands and went separate ways, with Xi maintaining his demeanour of a smiling but disappointed headmaster, and saying, “That’s great, but let’s create the conditions first.”