Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi on May 29 in Ottawa and measures were taken to limit media coverage of the event.
The handshake between the two men was initially supposed to only be captured by official photographers, as per the prime minister’s itinerary released by his office.
After some pushback from the Parliamentary Press Gallery, media were allowed to briefly enter Carney’s office across Parliament Hill to capture a handshake with Wang. After less than 30 seconds cameras were asked to leave the room by a cabinet press secretary.
Neither Wang nor Carney made any comments to reporters. No press conference was scheduled for that day….