There is a major G7 democracy in this equation, which is Japan; and there is a major authoritarian autocracy/dictatorship, which is China. Chinese vessels, often led by a vanguard of fishing boats, are upending the long-established international order, from which Canada significantly benefits. China is building reefs in the South China Sea into artificial islands. These are not the same; these do not present anything like similar levels of risk for Canadian businesses undertaking international commerce. How much plain talk did Wang hear in his private meetings with the PM and foreign minister, really?

Source: National Post June 02, 2016 21:11 UTC