Wenran Jiang
Wenran Jiang is a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars.
The greatest threat to auto workers is the active U.S. trade war shuttering plants, not hypothetical Chinese competition.
Canada needs a foreign policy approach that seeks to advance our values without falling into the trap of self-righteous ineffectiveness.
The 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy is a relic of an era where Canada blindly outsourced its foreign policy to Washington, D.C. That era is over.
Canada and China share a stake in mitigating climate change, and leveraging each other’s strengths can lead to faster progress.
By ending the EV tariffs, Canada can rescue its farmers, reclaim agency in its trade relationships, and refocus on the real battle with the U.S.
Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
