Liberals quiet on Canada-China relationship, while Tory approach could lead to Beijing retaliation: experts

The Conservatives have 31 references to China in their platform, while the Liberals spotlight the growing superpower only once alongside Iran and Russia.

Managing the turbulent relationship with Beijing will be the most important foreign policy task for whichever party and its leader wins in the Sept. 20 federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 8, 2021

After more than two years of rocky relations with Beijing, the Liberals have offered little on the campaign trail about how it will handle future relations with China, while the Conservatives have laid out a blueprint that could lead to Chinese government retaliation against Canada. The Canada-Chin...

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