Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said today (January 17): "We have come to Beijing to establish a new strategic partnership between Canada and China - we will return with a new trade agreement and an export market worth billions of dollars for Canadian workers."
Comment: It has been 8 years since the Canadian Prime Minister visited China. Trudeau first reaffirmed the One-China Principle, then discussed trade achievements, indicating a shift from the previous approach under Trudeau's administration of "following the US in confrontation" to "autonomous and pragmatic cooperation." The high-level reception by China and the signing of eight cooperation documents also prove that both sides are moving in the same direction.
Although initial arrangements on economic and trade issues were reached and agricultural and energy dialogues were restarted, whether Canada can withstand pressure from the US will be the real test of this "new partnership."
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