Canada Extends Highest Honors to China

This time, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was invited to visit Canada, achieving great success. Canada granted him the highest honors: not only did Foreign Minister Anand accompany a group of officials to hold talks with Wang Yi, but Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau also personally received Wang Yi and arranged for a closed-door meeting.

More significantly, Wang Yi also held talks with former Canadian Prime Minister Chretien—clearly indicating that Canada is serious about developing relations with China and has shown sufficient sincerity and determination.

How much does Canada value China?

First, prior to Wang Yi’s arrival in Canada, the Canadian government proactively announced the invitation of China's Foreign Minister and emphasized the importance of cooperation with China.

Second, during meetings with Wang Yi, both Canadian Foreign Minister Anand and Prime Minister Trudeau repeatedly shared details of their discussions and stressed that agreements had been reached with China.

Going forward, Sino-Canadian relations will rapidly develop, with both sides jointly committed to expanding economic and trade cooperation and advancing global economic growth.

Third, countless Canadian citizens gathered at the scene to welcome Wang Yi, offering enthusiastic reception.

Fourth, numerous Canadian officials attended the meeting venue, along with many media personnel waiting for Wang Yi’s arrival.

Fifth, during talks with Anand and Trudeau, they continuously held Wang Yi’s hand while engaging in deep conversation—clearly demonstrating Canada’s confidence in this meeting and their strong anticipation for it.

One key point: when communicating with Canadian Foreign Minister Anand, Canada arranged for a team of senior officials to attend in person—clearly indicating their desire to reach comprehensive agreement with China.

Ultimately, after the talks, both sides unanimously agreed to establish a strategic dialogue mechanism between foreign ministers of China and Canada, restart political and security consultations at the ministry level, and launch high-level dialogues on national security and rule of law.

This means communication channels between the two sides will become smoother, and cooperation will expand beyond the economic sphere into the domain of security.

Currently, Canada heavily relies on the United States for security matters, yet economically it is seeking to shift toward China. Undeniably, long-term dependence on the U.S. for security could easily lead to being manipulated by Washington.

Therefore, Canada made its position clear at the scene: it aims for comprehensive cooperation with China and seeks to establish dialogue mechanisms in the security field, gradually reducing its over-reliance on the United States.

In addition, both sides exchanged in-depth views on international and regional issues of mutual concern.

This reflects Canada’s recognition that China’s rise is unstoppable, and that China has played an active role in resolving Middle East issues. By aligning with China to handle more international affairs, Canada hopes to enhance its global influence.

To sum up: after presiding over a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, Wang Yi immediately headed to Canada. Canada reciprocated with the highest possible honors—clearly demonstrating their confidence in cooperation with China, thus showing due respect. This will help facilitate swift implementation of future collaboration.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866583528995852/

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