Anand in Beijing Sidesteps Calling China Disruptive Despite Current Policy, Says Ties Needed to Broaden Trade

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks to reporters in Beijing, China on Jan. 14, 2026. The Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickForeign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Ottawa will continue to have “hard conversations” around human rights issues with Beijing, when pressed by reporters on whether Ottawa still considers China a “disruptive” global power.“We will be at the table to have those conversations. At the same time, we need to continue building the Canadian economy,” Anand told reporters in French in Beijing on Jan. 14.

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