Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
By The Canadian Press
May 18, 2026 | 1:41 PM
OTTAWA — China’s embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP’s visit to Taiwan crosses a “red line” at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing.
Conservative MP Michael Chong is in Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese officials and assert Canadian sovereignty after China’s ambassador to Canada warned MPs against travelling to Taiwan in an interview with the Globe and Mail in April.
Although Taiwan considers itself an independent nation, Canada’s official position neither challenges nor endorses China’s claim on the island — yet still treats Taiwan as part of the government’s long-standing One China Policy.
A spokesperson for China’s embassy in Canada told The Canadian Press in an email Monday a “certain Canadian MP’s visit to the Taiwan region” and his meetings with Taiwanese officials sends a “wrong message of support for ‘Taiwan independence.’”