The Chinese President Xi Jinpinghas accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of behaving “inappropriately” by leak the contents of a conversation between the two leaders to the media. The queue of the Asian leader It happened when the two leaders met in a common room of the place where the G20 summit is held in Bali (Indonesia).

“Everything we discussed was leaked to the paper, it’s not appropriate,” Xi told Trudeau through an interpreter. “That’s not right. It’s not the way conversations are conducted. It is not appropriate. If you are honest, there should be mutual respect in communication. If not, the consequences will be unpredictable,” the Chinese leader added.

The Canadian, visibly uncomfortable, replied that even if they disagreed, they should work together. “We believe in a free, open and sincere dialogue and that is what we will continue to do. We will continue to try to work together constructively, but there will be things we disagree on and we will have to…” said Trudeau. before being interrupted. “Let’s create the conditions first”Xi then answered and held out his hand to Trudeau.

the two leaders they had had a brief face-to-face conversation on the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday. After that unofficial meeting, the Canadian Prime Minister’s office released information spreading the topics discussed. That conversation was not a bilateral meeting like the one the Chinese president had with other leaders, the channel CBC reports.

The two leaders, according to the information released, They discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing North Korean aggression against South Korea and the upcoming COP15 summit in Montreal.. It was not disclosed how the Chinese president responded to those issues, only that the two leaders “discussed the importance of continued dialogue”.

In his closing press conference, Canada’s Prime Minister responded to the incident by stating that his government trusts its citizens to want to be informed about the work it is doing on their behalf. “I will not shy away from being open with Canadians, even when discussing important issues and sometimes delicate,” Trudeau said. “Striking the right balance between being open about disagreements and the issues we raise while being able to work constructively is something that people need to understand and that’s what Canadians will always do, ” he said. .

Trudeau recently accused Beijing of meddling in the election Canada 2019.