News Analysis
U.S. President Donald Trump struck a familiar note this week by dismissing the importance of trade with Canada, but the comments came as Prime Minister Mark Carney was about to land in China.
Carney has looked toward Asia and elsewhere to expand trade amid trade tensions with the United States.
The Carney government’s main pitch about the need to deepen relations with China, ruled by a one-party dictatorship, is premised on economic conditions brought by Washington.
Meanwhile, Beijing knows full well why Ottawa has come knocking after years of suspended relations over domestic and international security concerns spurred by China’s aggressive posturing….
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