Mr. Chair, the member's comment is absolutely correct.
China and the broader Indo-Pacific region contributes 53% of the carbon emissions in the world. There is no pathway to address this issue for the sake of our children and our children's children unless we solve it in this region first.
Therefore, on global common issues, regardless of our differences in the bilateral relationship with regard to human rights and other values and our concerns on domestic security, we must find a pathway to engage with one-fifth of humanity on issues of concern such as climate change and biodiversity. This is why it was very important that when the Chinese presidency for COP 15 didn't find an ability—due to its application of its zero-COVID policy—to host COP 15, Canada decided to step up to host it in Montreal in December.