OTTAWA –
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will unveil Canada’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific inside a month.
In a speech this morning, Joly says the strategy will see Canada shifting nearer to nations similar to India, and taking a cautious approach with China.
She says China is more and more diverging from Canadian values, and so companies working in that nation face dangers of political interference and the violation of commerce guidelines.
Yet Joly says Canada’s international service will beef up its data of China and work with the nation on points like local weather change.
The Liberals plan to type deeper ties with different nations that uphold human rights.
Joly will be a part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on a visit to the area beginning Thursday, with summits in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Nov. 9, 2022.