Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers

The Carney government began engaging with Beijing this summer as it trumpets trade diversification.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand have both spoken with their Chinese counterparts this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 27, 2025

With Canadian canola under threat of Chinese sanction, observers of the bilateral relationship say that Ottawa needs to have its “eyes wide open” to how Beijing approaches the world.

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