Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s recent remarks signal that the Liberal government in effect has a “2 China policy,” says David Mulroney, a former Canadian ambassador to China.
On the one hand, Joly’s choice of words when discussing the Liberals’ upcoming Indo-Pacific policy shows that Canada will maintain the “status quo” when it comes to its dealings with the Chinese regime, which will continue to make those who push for more business ties with Beijing happy, he says. On the other hand, he says, her comments show that in the face of increasing hostilities from China, Canada is only going to continue to deliver token rhetoric….