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China has been a significant factor in Canada’s foreign engagement almost since Confederation. From the beginning, political factors and economic factors in the overall context of Canada’s struggle for a value-based distinct identity have vied to define a highly fluid and unstable interplay between China and Canada in both trade and immigration. The history of Canada China relations to the present day can be characterized by a push and pull dynamic of contradictory forces of economic attraction and political repulsion. Overshadowing Canada-China relations has been Canada’s deep felt national yearning to preserve and sustain Canadian economic and cultural autonomy in Canada’s relations with the United States.
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Burton, C. (2021). Canada’s Relationship with China. In: Murray, R.W., Gecelovsky, P. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs. Canada and International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67770-1_26
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