Ottawa shouldn’t expect Beijing to do it any favours and free the “two Michaels” in return for medical co-operation fighting the new coronavirus, experts say. David Mulroney, a former Canadian ambassador to China, says that while it is good for Champagne to keep pushing, Canada’s assistance on the coronavirus simply isn’t contingent on what China can do for Canada. “We don’t play games when people are sick, and we shouldn’t allow China to play games with us. Charles Burton, a former Canadian diplomat who has served in Beijing, said the Canadian efforts on the coronavirus might bear fruit. Of course, we are grateful for what Canadians have been doing in sending medical supplies to China.

Source: National Post February 10, 2020 22:30 UTC