Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the representatives for being here today.
Of course, it's lovely to see you all again. I wish I could be there in person.
Thank you, as always, for informing this group of parliamentarians and for making yourself available for meetings with me regularly. Thank you so much for that.
We see Taiwan as a strong democracy and as a democracy that shares many values with Canada, such as support for indigenous reconciliation, environmental care, democracy and support for women. The work that Taiwan is doing on the sustainable development goals is admirable. I think I've expressed to you before that I wish we were as far along on SDGs in Canada as you are in Taiwan.
I would like to get some more clarity on one thing. We all watched with some trepidation what was happening in China during the 20th National Congress. You speak today about a chilling message you received from that.
I wonder if you could talk about your thoughts on what we heard from the national congress. What does it mean for Taiwan? What did you hear from it? What does it mean for the rest of the world and for Canada in particular?