Thursday, December 01, 2022

Has Canada’s China policy reset failed to launch?: Charles Burton in the Toronto Star

 Has Canada’s China policy reset failed to launch?: Charles Burton in the Toronto Star

 https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/has-canadas-china-policy-reset-failed-to-launch-charles-burton-in-the-toronto-star/

A core statement in the Indo-Pacific Strategy is a mealy mouthed characterization of China as an “increasingly disruptive global power,” when what China really is to us is a “strategic competitor.” The new strategy’s supposition that Beijing will collaborate sincerely with Canada on climate change, global poverty initiatives, or putting the brakes on North Korea’s terrifyingly dangerous nuclear missiles program — if we appease China by turning a blind eye to the Uyghur genocide and human rights and security issues — is naive at best.