When a Canadian prime minister praises the idea of a “new world order” while sitting in China, he is not engaging in neutral diplomacy. In Chinese strategic doctrine, a “new world order” is not about reforming globalization. China’s “new world order” is not inevitable, benevolent, or neutral. Beijing’s world order is contested — and the Carney government, like all Canadian governments, should know which side of that contest serves our national interest. Praising Beijing’s new world order sends exactly the wrong message, to exactly the wrong audience, at exactly the wrong time.

Source: National Post January 20, 2026 17:24 UTC