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Western states need united front against 'divisive' China: Trudeau
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TORONTO, 27 December 2021, (TON): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview aired “Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other.”
Trudeau said “China has been playing Western countries against one another as they compete for access to economic opportunities in the country.”
He said "we've been competing and China has been, from time to time, very cleverly playing us off each other in an open market, competitive way.”
"We need to do a better job of working together and standing strong so China can't play the angles and divide us one against the other."
Relations between Canada and China have been chilly since the 2018 detention of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on a US extradition warrant. China detained two Canadians shortly afterwards, denying Ottawa's accusations of hostage diplomacy.
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