Canadian election outcome not of ‘pivotal strategic importance’ for China and India, say observers

China is focused on its budding trade war with the U.S., says Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada VP Vina Nadjibulla, but former envoy Guy Saint-Jacques thinks Beijing would still prefer a Liberal government.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 16, 2025

Despite a spotlight on electoral interference during this campaign, foreign policy observers say that China and India likely only have “minor” interest over the results of the Canadian vote.

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