China Is Turning the Canada–US Trade Dispute Into a Strategy to Divide North America, Asia Scholar Says
A Canadian Security Intelligence Service assessment from July 2021 said that China sees Canada as a "high-priority" target for foreign interference.
China is strategically using the trade divide between Canada and the U.S. to sow discord and divide North America, according to an expert on Asia and China–U.S. relations. A 2021 assessment identified Canada as a high-priority target for foreign interference by China. The analyst warns that Ottawa should anticipate a concentrated campaign of Chinese “cognitive warfare” designed to exploit national anxieties regarding past trade deal failures.
- China is using the Canada-U.S. trade divide to foster division and aims to divide North America.
- This strategy is not new, according to expert Stephen R. Nagy.
- A 2021 CSIS assessment identified Canada as a high-priority target for Chinese foreign interference.
- Canada should prepare for a focused Chinese “cognitive warfare” campaign exploiting national anxieties over trade disputes.
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