A U.S. Democratic senator says Canada should be cautious of making deals with the Chinese Communist Party, despite relations with the United States being strained.
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin said in an interview with CBC News on May 10 that Canada should not believe “the Chinese are always the straightest shooters when it comes to national security,” while acknowledging Ottawa is seeking to diversify its trade relationships.
Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a deal with Beijing in January that would reduce Canadian tariffs from 100 percent to the most-favoured-nation rate of 6.1 percent on 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) annually. China pledged to lower its tariffs on some Canadian agricultural products in return….