In general, do you think that this is a good idea? In late 2024, trade and economic relations with China were still ongoing, of course. There will never be a day when the two countries don't trade with each other.
However, Canada stopped short of accepting everything. It seems that, a year earlier, it formally shelved the idea of a free trade agreement with China. Suddenly, we see an apparent desire to strengthen our relations, even though we know about the Chinese regime's practices when it comes to industrial espionage, data collection and insidious relations—so to speak—among the state, the Communist Party, the military and large corporations. We can talk about a state within a state within a state.
Are you concerned that we're reverting to the naivety of yesteryear simply as a knee‑jerk reaction to American tariffs? At the end of the day, President Trump will be in power for four years, whereas the Chinese Communist Party will be there forever.