Canada–China relations

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Diplomatic relations between Canada and China officially date back to when Canada first established a foreign ministry on January 9, 1909, at which point Canada was still part of the British Empire and China was ruled by the Qing dynasty. By 1942, Canada sent an ambassador to the Republic of China (ROC). The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s victory in the Chinese Civil War and subsequent proclamation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 did not break the relations with the Republic of China until 1970, when Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau became one of the first Western leaders to recognize the PRC. Relations between the Canadian and Chinese governments had deteriorated significantly after the detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by Canada in 2018 and the subsequent detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig by China. According to Canadian intelligence, China made efforts to interfere in the 2019 and 2021 elections. Relations between Canada and China improved under...

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