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China-Canada relations

China-Canada relations
Latest news and updates on the changing relations between Canada and China, from trade deals to the Meng Wanzhou saga and its fallout.
Relations between Beijing and Ottawa have been strained in recent years. File phot: Reuters
Canada

Ottawa says China executed 4 Canadians earlier this year

Canada condemns executions of ‘dual citizens’ as Chinese embassy says China always imposes severe penalties on drug-related crimes.

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China trade

Canada’s lobster exporters feel the pinch as China’s tariffs snip prices

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Nato

Warming US-Russia ties could put China’s Arctic ambitions on ice, experts warn

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Mainland China

Tariffs and ‘tough’ on China: what to expect from Canada’s next PM

Former central banker Mark Carney will continue battles with both Beijing and Washington when he takes the helm, analysts say.

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Mark Carney won the ruling Liberal Party leadership race on Sunday with 86 per cent of the vote. Photo: Reuters
Canada

Canada’s twin tariff wars with US and China add to strains on world trade system

Beijing has reacted to earlier Canadian levies with new duties on food products even though both are facing Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

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Why Canada must engage China to ease US trade pressure. And why it won’t happen

Canadian professor Paul Evans says it is essential for his country to have ‘more activities’ with Chinese partners.

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US-China relations

Unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as ‘enemy’

Bracing for tariffs, provincial leaders seek to win over ‘results-oriented’ White House and ‘protect ourselves from the likes of China’.

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12 of Canada’s 13 premiers pose for a photo in a show of unity at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Photo: Bochen Han
Canada

Canada slow to respond to China and India election meddling, report says

An investigation found that China is the most active perpetrator of foreign electoral interference in Canada, with India coming next.

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US-China relations

Will Trump’s return to power deepen divisions between Canada and China?

Whoever succeeds Justin Trudeau is likely to want to keep the White House on side, but that risks a further chill in relations with Beijing.

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My Take

My Take | A Conservative Canadian PM is likely to worsen tense China ties

Smart money is on Pierre Poilievre being country’s prime minister after next federal election, and this ‘Tariff Man’ will not be friendly to Beijing.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses for a portrait in his office in Ottawa, Ontario, on December 12, 2022. Photo: AP
Canada

Video | Beijing’s bumpy relationship with Ottawa under Trudeau

China-Canada ties entered a downward spiral under Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, the longest-serving Group of Seven world leader

How relations between China and Canada soured under Justin Trudeau
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Justin Trudeau

Will Justin Trudeau’s resignation spark rebound in China-Canada ties?

As Canadian prime minister steps down, Ottawa has chance to fix tensions with Beijing if it softens anti-China stance, analysts say.

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Human rights in China

China sanctions Canadian institutes, individuals over Tibet, Xinjiang row

Uygur Rights Advocacy Project, Canada Tibet Committee and 20 people involved are on sanctions list, Chinese foreign ministry says.

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Canada

Canada sanctions 8 Chinese officials, citing human rights violations

China’s foreign ministry said it is opposed to and strongly condemns Canada’s sanctions.

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Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly attends a press conference in Riga, Latvia, on December 2. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Beijing calls on US to prevent transit by Taiwanese leader William Lai

‘Stop sending wrong signals to Taiwan independence forces,’ Beijing’s foreign ministry tells US, a day after similar message to Canada.

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Taiwanese leader William Lai is reportedly set to visit allies in the Pacific in the coming weeks, with stopovers in Hawaii and Guam. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwan

Beijing reminds Canada of ‘one China’ pledge ahead of visit by Tsai

Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen reportedly expected to address a security forum in Canada, after three-nation European trip last month.

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Aviation

China-Canada direct flights to ‘surge’ to meet demand as talks yield results

At least five airlines will increase flights within the next two months, connecting Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen with Toronto and Vancouver.

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Canada

Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s local business, but app not banned

Canadians will still have access to the short-video app owned by China’s ByteDance and can continue to create content.

TikTok said it will challenge the Canadian shutdown order in court. Photo: Reuters
US presidential election 2024

Canada plays China card in preparation for Trump trade fight

Facing the threat of US tariffs, Ottawa seeks to make the case that Canada is aligned with Trump’s strategy for competing with China.

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China trade

China preps for protracted trade fight with probe into Canada’s tariffs

China has officially launched an investigation into Canada’s electric vehicle and metals tariffs, accusing the country of ‘discrimination’.

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My Take

My Take | Beijing’s spying charges against Kovrig were not without basis

Spook or not, the former diplomat detained in China over Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou has shown grace and toughness that should instil pride.

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Former diplomat Michael Kovrig reacts following his arrival on a Canadian air force jet after his release from detention in China, at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, September 25, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Canada

Canada aims to match US on banning Chinese-made car software

The government is ‘absolutely’ looking such a measure, Finance Minister Freeland says, citing security concerns and Chinese overcapacity.

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Canada’s Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 17. Photo: Reuters
Canada

Canada signals further tariffs on Chinese, batteries, tech and minerals

A consultation on ‘potential surtaxes’ on such products has been launched on the heels of 100 per cent tariffs levied on Chinese EVs.

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China trade

China widens trade battlefield with precedent-setting Canada dispute

In a just-announced investigation into Canada’s ‘discriminatory’ tariffs on EV imports, China has cited new legal language as justification.

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China trade

US trade chief Tai lauds Canada’s steep new tariffs on Chinese EVs and metals

Tai applauded Canada’s decision to take action against China’s ‘unfair’ non-market policies. Canada will impose the tariffs from October 1.

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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Photo: Reuters
Canada

Video | Canada to slap 100% tariffs on China-made EVs

Canada to slap 100% tariffs on China-made EVs, 25% levy on steel, aluminium, matching US
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Canada

Canada to impose 100% tariffs on China-made EVs, 25% levy on steel

‘We all know that China is not playing by the same rules,’ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of plan to shield domestic industries in alignment with US and EU.

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South China Sea

Constrained Canada’s ‘absurd’ South China Sea play raises eyebrows

Canada’s symbolic vow to maintain order alongside Australia poses a threat to Asean centrality, analysts say.

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