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Trade is essential. It is not really optional.
So, the trick is to find the best trading partners.
I would rather not trade with China. That said, China is currently a better bet than the United Staes.
China is more conservative and takes a longer view. They want stability. They offer consistency and determinism. The United States in contrast offers chaos.
Of course China will act in their self-interest. But at least they believe that a stable and dependable global trade system is in their best interest. They will be predictable. You can anticipate their interests and plan around them. As such, they make a far better trade partner than the US.
This is a very strange framing if you read the statement by Mr. Dimon Liu. China wants to gain enough leverage over you to exploit Canadians, "low-end population" in the words of the Chinese Communist Party. It's the very same view the CCP has at home with Chinese people.
And it has nothing to do with the USA. This is a topic of its own. We must clearly conclude that China is not a reliable partner either, probably even worse. China doesn't want "stability" but rather power of you. They don't offer consistency but exploitation.
Canada must diversify its trade focusing on real allies - in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, and other countries that want to further develop democratic institutions. China isn't among these countries given their current regime.
Seems the USA has tried to do the same to Canada, but they underestimated their own reliance on Canada.
USA is also actively threatening sovereignty. Canada needs to find a better partner and China currently looks better than the USA