Canada May Be Cracking from Chinese Pressure
It looks like the bullying tactics from Beijing is having results against Canada:
Canada is leaning on the United States to help settle a dispute with China, which has started to block imports of vital Canadian commodities amid a dispute over a detained Huawei executive.
Reuters
In a sign of increasing frustration at what it sees as a lackluster U.S. response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is signaling it could withhold cooperation on major issues.
China has upped the pressure on Canada in recent weeks over the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, arrested last December on a U.S. warrant. It halted Canadian canola imports and last week suspended the permits of two major pork producers.
After Meng’s Vancouver arrest, Chinese police also detained two Canadian citizens.
Beijing is refusing to allow a Canadian trade delegation to visit, forcing officials to use video conference calls as they try to negate a major threat to commodity exports.
With no cards to play against China without risking significant economic damage, Canada has launched a full-court press in Washington, which is negotiating its own trade deal with Beijing.
The results have been meager.
“It’s a very challenging situation. When we raise it with the Americans they just say, ‘Dealing with the Chinese is tough’,” said a Canadian government source.
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My first time sitting alert in SAC, I saw some dolks playing poker. There were pennies, nickels, and dime on the table. I joined, and by the time the game broke up for lunch, I had won $1.25. Seeing the same group playing cards that evening, I walked up and stopped short. There were large bills, the pink slip from a car, and at least two paychecks in the middle of the table.
Canaduh apparently forgot why they started playing with China. If the people of that fine nation are fortunate, they’ll extricate themsrlves and choose more trustworthy partners.