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Beijing says it’s willing to deepen economic ties with Canada as Trump brings trade chaos (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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China says it’s willing to deepen economic relations with Canada as this country’s trading relationship with the United States hits a rough patch.

The People’s Republic of China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner after the U.S. and, in 2017, Ottawa came close to starting talks with Beijing on a trade agreement.

In 2019, China restricted imports of several Canadian products, including canola seed, in apparent retaliation for Ottawa arresting a Chinese tech executive. The value of the economic fallout – billions in lost sales – pales in comparison to the threat U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has made to Canada, vowing 25-per-cent tariffs on all Canadian goods when he takes office. Canadian exports to the U.S. in 2023 exceeded $592-billion.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

China has proven to the world that they don't even intend to play nice with others.

[–] P00ptart -5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

China?!? How tf can you possibly say that, when they're tossing out a life preserver for Canada as the US is threatening to drown them? The only bad guys here are the incoming US administration. Yeah, China's not good by any means, but they're looking a lot better to Canadians and danish at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The US behaving poorly in no way erases China's history of bad behaviour on the International stage, and specifically towards Canada.

[–] Delphia 5 points 1 week ago

Trump is acting now how China acts always. China only does something when its in their best interests first and foremost.

[–] P00ptart -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

China hasn't threatened to take them over. Industrial, economic and military spying is so common on both side that it's nearly a non-issue. Sure, they've been heavy handed, and the secret police thing is bs, but what have we done to try and stop it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No better time to start than the present, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My disagreement is with your use of the word, "only."

[–] P00ptart 1 points 1 week ago

Alright, that's fair. There can be more than one bad actor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The PRC is no one’s friend but their own

Don’t be naive