OTTAWA — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, vowing more resources to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with the world’s second-biggest economy on climate change and trade issues. But the focus is on China, which is mentioned more than 50 times, at a moment when bilateral ties are frosty. “China is an increasingly disruptive global power,” said the strategy. Official data for September show bilateral trade with China accounted for under 7% of the total, compared to 68% for the United States. Canada needed to keep talking to nations it had fundamental disagreements with, it said, but did not name them.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 27, 2022 20:08 UTC