Canada’s Indo-Pacific wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region’s huge infrastructure needs, but risks falling flat if Ottawa tries to wedge countries against China. “It’s great for Canada to develop closer ties with all of the countries in the region,” said Albert Park, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank. “For a lot of leaders in Asia, they don’t want to have to pick sides.” Canada is a founding member of the ADB, which since 1966 has provided loans to businesses from Kazakhstan to Fiji, with…