The case against China is damning, but after that—what?

Balancing Canada’s relationship with an impetuous, protectionist-minded U.S. president may look like child’s play when the pandemic ends and it is time for the Trudeau government to deal with China. Anger is easy; effective diplomacy is hard.

Michael Spavor, left, and Michael Kovrig, right, have been detained by Chinese authorities since December 2018. Consular officials haven't been able to access the two Canadians since Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and the International Crisis Group

Opinion

BY Susan Riley

May 18, 2020

CHELSEA, QUE.—Whether or not they subscribe to conspiracy theories claiming China deliberately loosened the coronavirus on an unsuspecting world—a proposition even Donald Trump rejects—Canadians are not pleased with China. And for a lot of good reasons. Chief among them is the continued deten...

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