Canada must learn to accommodate China

To most of its own citizens, China is a fully legitimate state. These are the kinds of uncomfortable realities Canada’s leaders must accept as they operate in a diverse world—one that cannot be defined by outdated Cold War paradigms and the narrow historical experiences and political perspectives of the West.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Dec. 5, 2017. China invests more than any other country in renewable energies. Its technological prowess and economies of scale mean that China will be an irreplaceable actor in finding green solutions to the climate problem, writes Shaun Narine.PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Opinion

BY SHAUN NARINE

October 6, 2022

FREDERICTON, N.B.—In 2003, Canada responded to the United States' illegal invasion of Iraq in two ways. Publicly, the Liberal government declared that Canada would not join the war because it had no UN mandate, but Canada did not condemn the American action. Secretly, the government

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