The Canada-China Relations Select Committee of the House of Representatives of Canada released the report "Canada and Taiwan: A Strong Relationship in Turbulent Times" on March 30, Canada Eastern time.

(Extracted from Canadian House of Representatives documents)

[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Taipei Report] The Canada-China Relations Select Committee of the House of Commons of Canada released the report "Canada and Taiwan: A Strong Relationship in a Turbulent Times" on March 30, Canada Eastern time, proposing a series of 18 points to improve Taiwan-Canada relations Specifically, the report concludes by quoting the testimony of my representative in Canada, Zeng Houren: "If Taiwan falls, democracy will also fall, and this will be a concern for everyone."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its affirmation and welcome to this today, and pointed out that the Canadian executive branch and Congress have recently clearly supported the strengthening of Taiwan-Canada relations and opposed Beijing’s threat to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. Contribute to the peace, stability and prosperity of the region.

The full title of the report on Taiwan published by the Canada-China Relations Select Committee of the House of Representatives of Canada is "Canada and Taiwan: A Strong Relationship in Turbulent Times".

The report is divided into three paragraphs: "Interaction between Canada and Taiwan", "Canada-Taiwan trade and investment relations" and "Regional peace and security situation", emphasizing Canada's "One China Policy" and China's "One China Principle" With extremely significant differences, Canada will deepen cooperation with Taiwan based on its "Indo-Pacific Strategy".

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The report also puts forward a series of suggestions to improve the friendly relations between Taiwan and Canada in the fields of diplomacy, security, economy and trade, science and technology, and aboriginal peoples. Internationally, it is vital for Canada to maintain engagement with Taiwan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today expresses its sincere affirmation and welcome.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that this shows the positive intention of the Canadian Parliament to enhance cooperation between Taiwan and Canada and the importance it attaches to the security of the Taiwan Strait.

Recently, Canada’s executive branch’s “Indo-Pacific Strategy” and parliamentary reports have been published successively, both of which clearly support the strengthening of Taiwan-Canada relations and oppose Beijing’s expansionary actions that threaten the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. Friendly cooperation, to continuously improve Taiwan-Canada relations, and jointly contribute to the peace, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.

The 18-point specific recommendations of the report "Canada and Taiwan: A Strong Relationship in Turbulent Times" are as follows:

1. The Canadian government should ensure that the official contact terms of its government agencies, institutions and departments are in line with Canada's official position (not violating Canada's one-China policy and undermining my country's status).

2. The Canadian government should clearly declare its firm position that "Taiwan's future can only be determined by the people of Taiwan."

3. The Canadian government should encourage members of Congress to visit Taiwan to promote Canada-Taiwan relations.

4. The Canadian government should strongly consider the benefits of diplomatic visits to Taiwan.

5. The Canadian government should work with its allies to promote Taiwan's meaningful participation in multilateral organizations including the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

6. The Canadian government should support the goals of the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Agreement (IPETCA) to promote the economic empowerment of indigenous peoples in Canada and Taiwan.

7. Global Affairs Canada should work with allies to explore opportunities for international development cooperation with Taiwan and enable Taiwan to participate in multilateral initiatives.

8. The Canadian government should seek to learn from Taiwan’s experience in dealing with disinformation and foreign interference, and consider taking Taiwan-related measures

9. The Canadian government should explore opportunities to collaborate with Taiwan's semiconductor industry to enhance innovation in Canada.

10. The Canadian Ministry of Global Affairs, the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Innovation, Technology and Economic Development should work together to enhance Canada's role as an important supplier of key minerals, and implement the "Canadian Key Minerals Strategy" and similar ideas to Taiwan National cooperation, while ensuring that Canada can continue to develop the value chain of domestic critical minerals.

11. The Canadian government should start the formal negotiation process of the "Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement" (FIPA) with Taiwan.

12. The Canadian government should strongly consider signing FIPA in Taiwan by the Minister of International Trade.

13. The Canadian government should prioritize the assessment of Taiwan's application for Taiwan's application to join the "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership" (CPTPP).

14. The Canadian government should support Canadian industries to diversify their export markets in the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan.

15. The Canadian government should cooperate with allies such as the Group of Seven (G7) to declare support for maintaining the status quo of peace in the Taiwan Strait, and consider using the most appropriate way to cooperate with Taiwan on peace and security issues.

16. The Canadian government should reaffirm its support for international law and the international law of the sea regarding the People's Republic of China's claim to sovereignty over the South China Sea.

17. The Canadian government should be committed to joining the Quadruple Security Dialogue (QUAD) and the Australia-UK-U.S. Tripartite Security Agreement (AUKUS) to enhance Canada’s deployment in the Indo-Pacific region and counter the threat of the People’s Republic of China to the region.

18. The Canadian government should publicly call on China to restrain itself and stop raising its military threat in response to the military exercises held by the People's Republic of China in the Taiwan Strait.