Harper Left Waiting
Harper has requested a private meeting with Hu Jintao at next week's APEC meeting. However the Chinese have yet to get back to him as to whether or not the meeting will go forward. The prevailing interpretation is that this is a not so subtle diplomatic signal that China is less than pleased with the Conservative's handling of the Canada-China relationship.
It' surprising how much coverage this situation is getting in the media. It seems every week there is another story or two about how the relationship is being bungled.
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