China Business & Economy

Struggling China Desperately Seeks Canada Trade Lifeline

In a desperate move, Beijing is now trying to revive free trade talks with Canada even after one of its state-owned construction firms was barred from acquiring one of Canada’s largest infrastructure companies.
Struggling China Desperately Seeks Canada Trade Lifeline
A container ship is docked at a port in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong Province on July 6, 2018. Chinatopix via AP
Rahul Vaidyanath
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The U.S.-led trade war with China is jeopardizing the Chinese economy’s illegitimate house of cards. In a desperate move, Beijing is now trying to revive free trade talks with Canada even after one of its state-owned construction firms was barred from acquiring Aecon, one of Canada’s largest infrastructure companies.

The ruling communist regime is facing a crisis.

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.
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