Economy

Red Flags Abound as Canada Deepens Trade Ties With China

Canada is pushing hard to deepen trade ties with China as evidenced by a delegation including four federal ministers and three provincial ministers in Beijing earlier this month.
Red Flags Abound as Canada Deepens Trade Ties With China
Chinese paramilitary policemen march near a billboard for the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 4. Visitors to the vast trade fair, meant to rebrand China as a welcoming import market, could sip Moroccan wine, ogle Italian yachts, and watch a Japanese industrial robot play Ping-Pong. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Rahul Vaidyanath
|Updated:

NEWS ANALYSIS

Canada is pushing hard to deepen trade ties with China, as evidenced by a delegation including four federal ministers and three provincial ministers in Beijing earlier this month. But alarm bells are ringing as concerns about China’s integrity mount and Canada’s democratic allies take action to address the Chinese regime’s conduct.

Canada appears to be zigging when it should be zagging. Canadian exporters may be pleased, but the big picture is murky to say the least.

Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
twitter
Related Topics