Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said G7 countries need a common approach to facing some of China’s trade practices as Ottawa increases interactions with Beijing.
Champagne made the comment during a press conference with reporters from Berlin on Dec. 17, at the end of a European trip with stops in Paris and London to meet with officials and business leaders.
This came as Canadian officials are doing groundwork for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s upcoming visit to China, with his parliamentary secretary Liberal MP Kody Blois currently in Beijing.
“We have started to engage with China with eyes wide open,” Champagne said when asked about what discussions he had with his counterparts about China’s foreign and trade policies….