Canada Should Normalize Relations With Taiwan to Counter Beijing’s Threats: Report

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a ceremony to mark the island's National Day in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on October 10, 2022. Sam Yeh / AFP via Getty Images

As Beijing ramps up its threats against Taiwan in recent years, Canada needs a renewed strategy that recognizes the self-ruled island and normalizes relations with it, says a new Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) report.

The report, titled “Navigating Canada-Taiwan relations: Why Canada needs a renewed strategy to help safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait,” was conducted by MLI senior fellow Scott Simon, who argues that though Canada has a diplomatic and trade relationship with Taiwan, much of the attention it receives is driven by its connection to communist-led China.