Canadian academic Stephen Nagy told MPs that Canada needs to think seriously about enhanced co-operation with other middle powers when dealing with China, and that they should collectively lobby th…
The idea of a musketeer arrangement with other like-minded countries when dealing with China might appeal to our theatrical prime minister.
Nagy told MPs on a parliamentary committee that Canada needs to think seriously about enhanced co-operation with other middle powers when dealing with China, and that they should collectively lobby the United States to adopt a more multilateral approach. Nagy suggested any such agreements that included rules-based countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand would offer symmetry to engagement with China and counter its “asymmetric advantages.”
The lessons for Canada of the pandemic include the need to diversify supplies of personal protective equipment, medical devices and certain pharmaceuticals, said Nagy. This “selective de-coupling” from China offers opportunities for increased co-operating with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region, he said.
But Nagy defended the Liberal government’s investment in the bank. “There is an important saying, ‘if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.’ Any participation means Canadian values and interests are represented,” he said. Nagy suggested bilateral tensions may also be exacerbated by Chinese intimidation in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He said Taiwan has managed COVID well and held a successful election that will increase pressure in Beijing to “reunify” Taiwan to the Chinese mainland. In Hong Kong, he said he expects the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4 to prompt huge protests in the territory.
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