As a prominent Canadian voice in China, he’s dragged into almost every disagreement between the two countries. Here, Rowswell tells the Post’s Marie-Danielle Smith his views on Justin Trudeau’s visit — and how Chinese perceptions of Canada have changed over the years. Back then, people were talking about do we really want to engage with China, do we engage or do we not engage. As somebody who’s lived and worked in China and gotten really closely involved in Canada-China relations, those aren’t relevant issues to me. People didn’t know him, they just knew the father.”On Canadian prime ministers in China“Trudeau was a celebrity.

Source: National Post September 02, 2016 12:33 UTC