Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mandate letters to his ministers don’t specify much on China, making it unclear whether the Liberal government has a China policy. In his letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, China is not mentioned by name, but a number of directives could relate to China. Trudeau asks Joly to develop and launch a “comprehensive Indo-Pacific strategy to deepen diplomatic, economic and defence partnerships and international assistance in the region,” but the fundamental objective is not stated. A push to “condemn” and “eradicate” arbitrary detentions could apply to any country, but is likely motivated by the case of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig who were detained in China for over 1,000 days in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wangzhou at the request of the United States. Another section of the letter that could be related to China is a directive to work with …