Diplomatic expulsions give Canada new cause to steer away from China on trade policy

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Open this photo in gallery: Cargo containers are seen stacked at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal as the container ship MSC Lily sits at anchor in the harbour, in Vancouver, on Oct. 14, 2022. Stewart Beck, a former Canadian diplomat, believes Canada would be better served by more closely aligning itself with the White House’s foreign and trade policy, to break a dependence on authoritarian countries such as China and Russia.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Christian missionaries from Canada laid some of the first building blocks of this country’s relations with China, creating schools and hospitals there more than...