Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

When asked by a foreign media reporter for comments regarding the Canadian government's approval for the financially troubled theme park Marineland to sell 30 whales to parks in the US — while the Canadian government had previously rejected a request to export the whales to China, citing concerns that "China would perpetuate the whales' exploitation" — Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular press conference on Tuesday that he was not aware of the specific situation mentioned and that China would not comment on relations between Canada and the US.

Guo emphasized that the healthy and stable development of China-Canada relations serves the common interests of both countries and is also conducive to world peace, stability, development and prosperity. China's position on developing China-Canada relations has been consistent.

Global Times