Indo-Pacific Strategy to help Canadian businesses rely less on China, says foreign affairs minister

At a GVBOT event this week, Melanie Joly asked B.C. businesses to seize new opportunities in Indo-Pacific as China becomes 'increasingly disruptive' Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy can help businesses diversify away from China - the second-largest trade partner for Canada and B.C., and "an increasingly disruptive world power." "The last two years have shown us that the tectonic plates of the world power structures are moving, and the impacts are being felt everywhere, from your bottom lines to household budgets," said Joly at a luncheon hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on…