China’s Foreign Ministry says Chinese President Xi Jinping was not criticising Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
This comes a day after Xi was seen confronting Trudeau over alleged leaks of an earlier meeting at the Group of 20 (G20) summit.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Thursday said; “The video you mentioned was indeed a short conversation both leaders held during the G20 summit.
"This is very normal. I don’t think it should be interpreted as Chairman Xi criticising or accusing anyone."
He added that China supports having frank exchanges as long as they are held on an equal basis, and said China hopes Canada will take action to improve bilateral ties.
The talks between both leaders at the G20 summit were the first in more than three years.
The talks were kept informal, according to a Canadian government source, explaining why no official readout was published by either side.
Quadri Adejumo covers World News, Health, Climate & Humanitarian.
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