Thursday, November 28, 2019

Burton: Trudeau government at a crossroads in its dealings with China

Burton: Trudeau government at a crossroads in its dealings with China

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/burton-trudeau-government-at-a-crossroads-in-its-dealings-with-china

The new Trudeau government’s approach to China’s Communist Party regime is rife with dilemma. Support the business and political interests of the Laurentian élite, who are entwined in and conflicted by a Beijing engagement approach that eschews established norms of trade and diplomacy? Or adhere to Canadian middle-class values that make Canada the harmonious and tolerant society it is: decency, fairness, reciprocity, honesty, openness?