Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled Canada’s long-delayed Indo-Pacific Strategy on Nov. 27, saying the government will pledge more resources to confront challenges in the region, including China’s “increasingly disruptive” ambitions.
“Today you will see the full picture of how Canada intends not just to engage but to lead in the midst of a generational global shift,” Joly said at a press conference in Vancouver.
The minister called out China and North Korea as key sources of security threats in the region, noting that “2022 has shown us that the tectonic plates of the world power structures are moving”
“China is an increasingly disruptive global power. And as India, the world’s largest democracy, becomes the most populous country in the world, its strategic importance and leadership will only increase the North Pacific,” Joly said….