Read more about Canada-China relations: https://sc.mp/china-canada-0a1184
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on January 7, 2024, after more than nine years in office. When he took up the leadership role in 2015, Trudeau inherited promising bilateral relations with China. But bilateral ties soured over a series of incidents ranging from “hostage politics” and Trudeau’s accusations of Chinese state meddling in Canadian elections to tit-for-tat tariffs and sanctions.