"China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States - what it calls "strategic autonomy." Canada has long been one of America's closest allies, geographically and otherwise. But Beijing is hoping that President Donald Trump's economic aggression - and, now, military action - against other countries will erode that longstanding relationship. The government bristled at former U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to strengthen relations with Europe, Australia, India, Canada and others to confront China."
"Carney, for his part, has focused on trade, describing the trip to China as part of a move to forge new partnerships around the world to end Canada's economic reliance on the American market. Trump has hit Canada with tariffs on its exports to the United States and suggested the vast, resource-rich country could become America's 51st state. An attempt at diplomatic resuscitation"
Mark Carney's trip to China opens an opportunity for Beijing to encourage Canada toward strategic autonomy and to weaken Canada's longstanding alignment with the United States. Chinese state media urges Canada to set a foreign policy path independent of the U.S. amid perceived U.S. economic and military aggression. Canada seeks to diversify trade and reduce dependence on the American market after tariffs and trade tensions with the United States. Canada imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and steel and aluminum; China retaliated with tariffs on canola, seafood and pork. Bilateral relations soured after a 2018 arrest of a Chinese tech executive. Canada remains cautious about loosening ties with the U.S.
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