Dealing With Growing Chinese Authoritarianism a Challenge for Democracies, Says Canadian Foreign Minister

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau waits for a virtual meeting to begin with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—China’s growing authoritarianism and coercive diplomacy constitute a challenge to democratic countries around the world including Canada,  Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said on June 7.

Garneau told a parliamentary committee that Canada and other democracies are grappling with the question of how they reconcile their business, security, and human−rights objectives with China.