The latest “tit for tat” exchange between Canada and China as it relates to the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's CFO, and troublesome as it is, needs to be viewed as a wake-up call in how Canada conducts its relationship with China. The lesson to be learned here is that this situation is another reminder that the Government of Canada can no longer afford to view China through rose-coloured glasses. It is time to acknowledge that China is a country with little tolerance for being told how to conduct themselves or respecting the rule of law and due process. Canada is not going to change them and attempting to do so is at its own peril.
