I am Groot Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 The big trouble is that when dealing with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a little “stabilizing” can slide into “normalizing” relations with a state that’s anything but normal or trustworthy. And when the costs of dependence and arbitrary political decisions are calculated, far fewer economic agreements look worthwhile. All four countries have been down that rough road before: Canada (and I) had the ordeal of the Meng-Michaels affair; India got a border war that killed 20 of its soldiers; Australia spent years in the Party’s doghouse losing billions of dollars in trade; and Japan is currently suffering its economic and diplomatic wrath after Takaichi stated publicly what has been longstanding policy on Taiwan. The uncomfortable reality is that accommodating Beijing’s demands at best yields temporary relief, and at worst incentivizes further bullying. -- When democracies like these four provide the market access that sustains China’s overproductive model, they reinforce the industrial scale, technological learning and capital accumulation that underpin the CCP’s geoeconomic leverage, geopolitical influence and military power. That’s why any benefits from doing more business with China need to be weighed against a trifecta of costs: the companies and jobs destroyed by unfair competition; higher spending on defence, security and resilience; and the risks that trade and investment contribute resources that help the CCP achieve goals — like controlling Taiwan and dominating its Asian neighbours — that also threaten Canada and its allies. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-kovrig-carneys-in-big-trouble-with-even-a-little-china Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
Moonbox Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Too bad the orange baboon south of the border has made it impossible to collaborate and provide a unified front against China. Pretty bad when the spiteful and domineering communist dictatorship is considered the more reliable trade partner. 1 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
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