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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to Beijing has been hailed as a pivotal moment for Canada-China relations. While media headlines have focused on the breakthrough in mutual tariff relief and the potential for importing Chinese electric vehicles, this narrative has overlooked a more profound development: the significant expansion of energy co-operation.

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The agreements signed in Beijing, notably the Enhanced Energy Co-operation Memorandum of Understanding, represent a deliberate recalibration of the bilateral relationship, one that holds immense promise for Canada’s economic future, particularly for Western Canada.

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A historical perspective is useful. The current moment bears a striking resemblance to the watershed period following prime minister Stephen Harper’s 2009 visit to China. Then, as now, diplomatic cautiousness was set aside in recognition of stark........

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