Commentary The Trudeau government is apparently in the process of rethinking its China policy to make it more adaptable to current challenges. The Globe and Mail reports that the government is “designing its first strategy that encompasses the entire Indo-Pacific region” and will ostensibly focus on the increasing threat from the Chinese regime. Heading the special secretariat at Global Affairs responsible for devising the strategy is former diplomat Jonathan Fried, who once served as ambassador to Japan and the World Trade Organization, and in 2015 was co-chair of the G20’s Trade and Investment Working Group with China. This new strategy will seek to diversify trade and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, with the aim of establishing a reliable coalition of countries. Skeptics who have long been disappointed by the government’s talk of a “new China policy” only for things to remain the same may dismiss this new development, and understandably so. …
For Ottawa to Implement a Successful China Policy, Canada-China Business Lobby’s Clout Must End
November 15, 2021
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