Carney in Beijing: What’s the Core Chinese Regime Condition for Better Ties?

News Analysis
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have issued a public warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney a day before his China visit: if you want better ties, stop following Washington’s lead.
The warning came by way of a Jan. 12 editorial published in the English-language China Daily, a CCP media outlet managed by a high-ranking party member.
The editorial notes how Carney has made efforts to develop a “healthy relationship” with China since he took office, leading to the first visit by a Canadian prime minister since 2017.
A move forward, however, will depend on rolling back some existing policies and not following the U.S. lead on China, says the state-backed publication…. 

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