As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decade in office ends, experts weigh the chances of repairing ties with China. The imminent departure of the Liberal leader, coupled with the potential for a shift in China's foreign policy, presents an opportunity for a reset. However, the influence of the US under President Donald Trump and the stance of the Conservative opposition, led by Pierre Poilievre, pose significant challenges.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping as they take part in the Economic Leaders’ Meeting during the APEC summit, in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16, 2024.Since that July trip, there has been little obvious progress, but as China enters the Year of the Snake – a time of renewal, of letting go of the past – two major obstacles to improving ties are sliding out of view., long a point of contention between Beijing and Ottawa.
However, Prof. Wang and other experts wonder how far any Canadian government would go in repairing ties when the U.S., under President Donald Trump, seems poised to take an aggressive position against Beijing while also pressing Canada on trade and other issues. “They’ve shown enough sensibility by softening their tone, adopting a conciliatory approach and making symbolic gestures, which has significantly eased tensions with Beijing,” Shen Dingli, a Shanghai-based international relations expert,
Many leading critics of China’s human-rights record sit on the Conservative benches, including shadow foreign affairs minister Michael Chong, who was– as were his relatives in Hong Kong – as a result of his condemnation of China’s policies in that territory and in the Xinjiang region.
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