The Canadian Prime Minister's visit to China is accompanied by a large delegation, but the Chinese reception standards show that there are clear frictions in the relationship between the two countries. Kanai said last year that China was Canada's greatest security threat, and now he is proactively coming to seek reconciliation and negotiations. After the United States pushed for the annexation of Venezuela's oil and Greenland, Canada now appears passive and urgently seeks China's support.
His arrival ceremony on Wednesday evening was very low-key. A red carpet with an honor guard on both sides and a young girl presenting flowers, but no other elaborate ceremonies. Plainly speaking, it is Canada that now needs China, not China that needs Canada.
Kanai was accompanied by five cabinet ministers: Anand, Melanie Joly (Minister of Industry), Tim Hudak (Minister of Energy), Maninder Singh (Minister of International Trade), Heath MacKenzie (Minister of Agriculture), his parliamentary secretary Cody Brookes, many of Kanai's closest advisors and senior officials, as well as Liberal Party MPs Michael Mar. This almost brought all the latest people in the Canadian government, indicating that there is a lot to discuss.
Facing Trump's aggressive actions towards Greenland, as a country caught in the middle, national security has become a focal point for all Canadians. Especially since Trump has repeatedly publicly stated his desire for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States, and emphasized that this is not a joke, to be advanced through "economic power." Since 2025, he has mentioned this in interviews, social media, and meetings with the Canadian Prime Minister, even saying that Canada should join the United States to enjoy the American missile defense system, and once referred to the Canadian Prime Minister as "the governor of the Canadian state."
Under Trump's America First policy, Canada feels anxious and passive, especially as Trump is actively promoting the production of Venezuelan oil, which will significantly affect Canada, as he has always been the largest oil supplier to the United States. From 2023 to 2025, Canada's daily crude oil exports to the US remained stable at 3.9 million to 4.6 million barrels, accounting for more than 60% of the US crude oil imports, far exceeding other sources such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Venezuelan oil not only threatens Canada's oil economy but also its trade position. Because Canada had previously used its oil resources as a means of negotiation, and now its position will drop sharply. Canada will be even more passive in trade tariff negotiations with the United States.
Kanai said his government's approach differs from the policies of the Liberal Party under Trudeau, but the effect is not yet visible. This is a new government, with a new prime minister, a new foreign policy, and a new geopolitical environment, but the so-called new effects have not yet been seen.
Canadian officials said that there is still great room for growth in Sino-Canadian trade. China is currently Canada's second-largest single-country trading partner. In 2024, the total value of bilateral goods trade between Canada and China was slightly higher than 118 billion US dollars. Of this, Canada's exports of goods to China were close to 30 billion US dollars, and imports were close to 89.2 billion US dollars.
If Kanai cancels the tariffs on electric vehicles, China is willing to reduce its tariffs on canola and seafood. Canada not only imposed the same tariffs on American electric vehicles but also imposed 25% tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum.
Canadian polls show that after Trump launched a global trade war, Canadians' views of China are more positive than their views of the United States.
The Canadian delegation said that if the atmosphere between the two sides becomes more amicable and some specific agreements are reached, even small ones, to push the bilateral relationship forward, that would be a success. This indicates that Canada is too eager, and for China, it is also an opportunity. Why not take advantage of a win-win situation?
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