‘China doesn’t want to be our friend’: David Mulroney on Carney’s decision to re-engage with China

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The Bank of England’s governor Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a group photo session for the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo.

In this edition of Hub Hits, David Mulroney, former Canadian ambassador to China, responds to the Carney government opening up lines of communication with Beijing, the potential security threat China poses, its coercive economic pressure tactics, and the risks associated with the increasingly positive reputation China is garnering among Canadians. He also shares what to look out for in conversations about China at the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta.

You can listen to this episode on Amazon, Apple, and Spotify.

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