The standoff followed Canadian government sources discussing the world leaders’ conversation on the sidelines of the G-20 on Tuesday, where Trudeau reportedly expressed “serious concerns” about Chinese efforts to influence the country. “Everything we discussed was leaked to the papers. That’s not appropriate,” Xi told Trudeau in an informal conversation at the G-20, according to video taken by a Canadian pool reporter. “And that’s not how the conversation went.” CHINA OPENS FOREIGN POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN US AND CANADA TO MONITOR CHINESE CITIZENS: REPORT Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting during the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Wednesday. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) The pair of leaders spoke through a translator on the floor of the assembly hall. Trudeau brushed off the criticism, telling the Chinese leader: “We believe in free, open and honest dialogue and that’s what we will continue to have.” The prime minister has been an outspoken critic of China’s international politicization, accusing the communist nation of “playing aggressive games” to influence Canadian democracy. PUTIN TO CANCEL INDONESIA G-20 SUMMIT DUE TO ASSASSINATION FEAR: REPORT “We will continue to try to work constructively together, but there will be things we disagree on,” Trudeau added in his brief interaction with Xi on Wednesday. “That’s great, but create the conditions first,” Xi replied through his translator before shaking Trudeau’s hand and leaving the discussion. DEMOCRATS DEMAND ANSWERS FROM BIDEN OFFICIALS ON REPORT CHINA OPENED POLICE CRASH IN NY. President Biden met with Xi on the sidelines G-20 summit in Indonesia on Monday for the first time in person since Biden took office. Biden raised concerns about Beijing’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan,” among other areas of tension, the White House said. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, speaks at a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, on September 23, 2022. (David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Xi’s visit to Indonesia is his first trip abroad in three years. In a reading of the meeting, Mr White House Biden expressed “concerns about the DPRK’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong and human rights more broadly.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “In Taiwan, he detailed that our one-China policy has not changed, the United States opposes any unilateral changes to the status quo by any side, and that the world has an interest in maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait . “, the White House said. “He raised U.S. objections to the DPRK’s coercive and increasingly aggressive nature actions towards Taiwanwhich undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and the wider region and endanger global prosperity.” Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and email him at [email protected]
