Reference News Network, October 25 report - According to the website of the UK's Financial Times, on October 24, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin his first trip to Asia as Prime Minister. He hopes that this region can help reduce Canada's economic dependence on the United States.
Trudeau announced this week a goal of increasing trade with countries outside the United States by nearly 300 billion USD within 10 years. He said, "We are re-engaging with global powers such as India and China."
The report said that on the eve of his departure, Trudeau told reporters: "We cannot control the US trade policy, but what we can control is to develop new partnerships and opportunities, including cooperation with economic powers in Asia."
Gordy Haid, chairman of the Canadian Business Council accompanying the Prime Minister's delegation, said that Canadian companies "are urgently hoping to see specific measures that turn dialogue into action, open new markets, and attract investment."
The report also mentioned that Bhajan Ahmadi, executive director of the Canada-China Trade Council, said that despite trade friction, Canada-China relations are undergoing "necessary readjustment."
Vina Nagibullah, vice president of research and strategy at the Canada-Asia Pacific Foundation, said that Trudeau is "rethinking Canada's foreign policy."
She said, "The old assumptions no longer hold, so we need to change the way we engage with the world. This is a pragmatic diplomacy." (Translated by Wu Mei)
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