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The international role and prestige of China have undoubtedly changed since Canada established official diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1970. Since the late 1970s, it has undergone considerable economic growth, allowing it to become the second largest economic power in the world.
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Trudeau, who established Ottawa’s first foreign policy towards Beijing, was based on the pursuit of independent international relations with world countries, despite their ideology. In that context, Trudeau’s government helped communist China integrate the international community, which contributed to solidifying bilateral relations between the two nations. Mulroney’s policy, in 1987, was based on the Canada–China Strategy, but it was not pursued as a result of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Finally, during Chrétien’s government, Ottawa’s foreign policy vis-à-vis China was based on four main pillars: economic partnership, peace and security, sustainable development; as well as human rights promotion. When Chrétien left office in 2003, however, Canada’s strategy towards China was not properly redefined.
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Cao, H. (2016). Introduction: Sustainability of Sino-Canadian Partnership. In: Cao, H., Paltiel, J. (eds) Facing China as a New Global Superpower. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-823-6_1
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