OpinionThinking About ChinaThe Ties Between Beijing and Canada’s Elite and PowerfulCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveChinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks on Sept. 23, 2016, at a conference for the Canada China Business Council in Montreal, Quebec. Clement Sabourin/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Yao Liang and Tanya Du1/4/2021Updated: 1/26/2021PrintCommentaryThe following is a revised version of a previous column.