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After years of diplomatic tensions, Canada has managed to cease much diplomatic engagement with China after it failed to achieve Canadian policy objectives. (Shutterstock)

How Canada finally broke its longtime habit of diplomatic engagement with China

Canadian engagement with China is a hard policy to quit because it’s hard to measure. Over time, this type of foreign policy can become a reflex rather than a conscious policy choice.
A Chinese flag is illuminated by sunshine in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Why domestic politics will prevent a thaw in China-Canada tensions in 2024

With a public inquiry into Chinese interference about to begin, China may feature prominently in the Canadian news cycle in 2024 — meaning a genuine thaw in Canada-China relations isn’t in the cards.
Michael Kovrig flashes a V for victory sign alongside his wife and sister at Pearson International Airport after his return to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Meng and the two Michaels: Why China’s hostage diplomacy failed

Did the U.S. cave to China’s exercise in hostage diplomacy when it signed a plea deal with a Huawei executive that resulted in freedom for the two Michaels? Or was it China that miscalculated badly?

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