Canada Sends Envoy to China to Chart Path for Improving Ties
• Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is sending her deputy minister, David Morrison, to China to try to improve relations between Canada and China. This could pave the way for Minister Joly to visit China herself.
• Relations between Canada and China have been very cool since Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018. China retaliated by detaining two Canadians.
• There is pressure on Minister Joly from the Canadian business community to repair trade relations with China. Other countries like the U.S. and Australia have also been working to thaw relations with China.
• A group of Canadian MPs and Senators recently visited China to push for improved relations.
• German Chancellor Scholz is visiting China and pushing for fair trade, warning against Chinese dumping and overproduction. He wants to avoid over-reliance on trade with China.