Analysis: The move to renew Xi Jinping as general secretary of the Chinese Community Party sends a clear message to nations such as Canada that things are not about to get better anytime soon in dealing with the People’s Republic of China, observers say.
The move to renew Xi Jinping as general secretary of the Chinese Community Party this weekend sends a clear message to nations such as Canada that things are not about to get better anytime soon in dealing with the People’s Republic of China, observers say.
The Canadian government has promised an Indo-Pacific strategy in part to strengthen its ties with countries in Asia other than China but,Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has promised to release the strategy later this year and has said the major congress would help inform it. It isn’t clear if Xi will take any new title to reflect his consolidation of power. What is clear, Singh said, is that Xi’s approach to domestic affairs, the country’s military and ideology will continue. Xi will continue to oversee what has become a troubled economy — the government recently decided not to release its most current economic data, including the GDP, indefinitely — and numerous international entanglements.
Meanwhile, at home, it is increasingly under scrutiny for what some charge is a genocide against Uyghur people in Xinjiang. “What’s at risk is that we’ve seen what happened with our trade with China over Meng Wanzhou, McCuaig-Johnston said.