Trudeau walks in his father’s footsteps in China

A look back at Pierre Trudeau’s opening of diplomatic ties with the Asian giant.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang walks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Mr. Trudeau holds his daughter, Ella-Grace, while in Beijing, China on Aug. 31.PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Opinion

BY MICHAEL MINGYU TAO

September 7, 2016

On Aug. 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Beijing, China. In a speech, Trudeau said that China should strengthen trade with Canada. Yes, stimulating and developing Canada’s economy by strengthening trade with China, a country with nearly a quarter of the world’s population and the wor...

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