Canada’s China reset just got much harder

Even modest Canadian engagement with China may be judged less on its merits than on how it is interpreted in the U.S. within a framework designed to ‘wind down adversarial outside influence.’
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is attempting to recalibrate Canada’s relationship with China and President Xi Jinping as well as diversify partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, writes Vina Nadjibulla.

United States President Donald Trump’s national security strategy, released on Dec. 4, places new constraints on Canada’s China policy at the very moment Ottawa is attempting to stabilize relations with Beijing. It marks a decisive shift in how Washington, D.C., sees Chi...

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