Eby says Asia trade mission a way to ‘protect’ B.C. from geopolitical tensions
Premier David Eby says the trade tour to Asia is a way to protect British Columbia against potential trade tensions in the world’s fast-growing and arguably most important economic region.
He said with the recently launched trade diversification strategy, the “whole idea is that our province is stronger the deeper our trade relationships with more countries.”Having “just one or two trading partners,” he said, puts B.C. at risk. Eby added he’s also looking forward to Japan and speaking with officials there about transit. He said when Japan announces a new transit project, the government buys up adjacent land for transit-oriented development.
Central to these tensions is the dispute over the status of Taiwan, but also other issues. They include concerns about Chinese spying through the popular social-media platform TikTok; the arrest of western citizens on trumped-up criminal charges; and interference in democratic elections.
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