Canada-China talks on reducing canola tariffs have been fruitful: Minister Anand

The Globe and Mail: There are already signs the Canadian government under Mr. Carney is adjusting its behaviour to avoid upsetting Beijing.

Ottawa’s official Indo-Pacific policy still calls China an “increasingly disruptive global power,” but in Beijing Wednesday, Ms. Anand appeared to back away from the statement when asked if it still stands.

“This is a new government with a new prime minister, a new foreign policy and a new geopolitical environment,” Ms. Anand told reporters. “In this moment of economic stress for our country, it is necessary for us to diversify our trading partners and to grow non-US trade by at least 50 per cent over the next 10 years.”…