 Secretary of State and MP Jason Kenney denied that the meeting will cause harm to trade relations between the two countries despite threats from the Chinese governments due to the meeting in which the Chinese Foreign Ministry called it "gross interference in China's affairs".In addition, Hu also criticized the government about its accusations over China's human rights record and denied any kind of abuse of it in his country.Before the APEC summit in November 2006, the issue of human rights was a hot topic on Harper's agenda.