Canada ends free trade negotiations with China following 'several disagreements'

Cana has anunced its step back from tre negotiations with China due to several disagreements on a various range of topics. Canian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in an interview on Friday, September 18 that China y h entered into negotiations with longer exists, ding that  “China of 2020 is t China of 2016”.

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As per reports, Champagne said that Cana will w take a step back and analyse its future policy with Beijing through "lens of China of 2020". This sudden departure from tre negotiations with China signals a policy shift in Cana, bringing it more in line with countries like United States, Australia and some European Union countries.

Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while taking oath of office, h hoped for good relations with China and visited country in 2016 following which two nations began negotiations for a free tre agreement.

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According to reports, relations between China and Cana began souring in 2018 after Canian authorities arrested Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou at request of US. This led to China taking 'reciprocal measures' and arresting two Canians on charges of espion. relationship furr worsened when Cana became a vocal critic of new national security law enacted in Hong Kong, stating that law took away some of essential freedoms of people in Asian financial capital.

(With ANI Inputs)

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