What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.

The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

Opinion

BY LYNETTE H. ONG

June 9, 2025

The second Trump administration has brought the United States-led liberal world order to the brink. Its treachery of the very notion of western alliance has upended enduring security and trade pacts among western democracies when many of its allies such as Canada sent troops...

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