Canada is close to China and claims to treat all countries equally, not fearing American retaliation

October 13 news: Canadian Foreign Minister Anand, during her visit to India, gave an interview, stating that after visiting several Asian countries, she will continue to promote trade and economic cooperation with China.

She emphasized that Canada is a sovereign country, and in handling relations between the US and China, it will treat all countries equally, adhere to independent judgment, and all policies will center on the interests of its workers and businesses.

Currently, during the tense period of the Trump administration's relationship with China, Canada has chosen to restart cooperation with China. The US media asked directly, fearing American retaliation? Anand's answer of treating all countries equally addressed this question, but the key point is not what she said, but what Canada will do.

Canada's recent move to re-engage with China, on the surface, is due to the need for trade diversification, but actually reflects its awkward situation of being caught in the middle.

As a neighbor and traditional ally of the United States, Canada has taken a clearly hostile policy toward China in recent years. With the continued downturn of Sino-Canadian trade relations, dissatisfaction among Canadian business circles with government policies has increased, and calls for pragmatic return have strengthened.

Anand's Asian tour explicitly listed China as a key destination. Although her words were cautious, it has already sent a signal of trying to ease relations and restart cooperation.

But the problem is that Canada's so-called treatment of all countries equally is more of a political rhetoric than actual practice.

In past diplomatic performances, Canada's attitude towards China has been far harsher than towards other countries.

From security, technology to cultural exchanges, Canada has almost mirrored U.S. practices on every issue involving China, and has never hidden its suspicion and hostility towards China's system.

This superficially balanced but actually biased double standard operation has exposed the so-called autonomous choice — the real autonomous space Canada has is not as large as it claims.

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