Carney Has a Lot to Lose in China
· 34 min · Episode 1295
Episode Carney Has a Lot to Lose in China
Mark Carney heads to Beijing, China, marking the first time in 8 years a Canadian Prime Minister sets foot in the country. The trip comes as Canada juggles Chinese canola tariffs and a seriously fractured US trade relationship. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vina Nadjibulla and asks if it's even possible to play nice with China? Or whether this whole trip is a waste of time. Plus, we hear from Kelly Ann Shaw, a key architect of the Trump administration’s trade, investment, energy and national security policies in his first term, about the future of CUSMA.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Vina Nadjibulla, Kelly Ann Shaw
Background reading:
• This will be the real test of Mark Carney’s visit to China – The Globe and Mail • Carney heads to Beijing as Trump’s America First agenda forces Canada into trade rethink – The Guardian • Small majority of Canadians want more trade with China: Ipsos poll – Global News • Canada-U.S. trade relationship ‘salvageable’: Former White House trade advisor – CTV News
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Links in the notes 10
- https://www.asiapacific.ca/about-us/senior-staff/vina-nadjibulla
- https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/kelly-ann-shaw
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-this-will-be-the-real-test-of-mark-carneys-visit-to-china/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/carney-heads-to-beijing-as-trump-america-first-agenda-forces-canada-into-trade-rethink
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11606367/canada-china-trade-poll-carney-xi/
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/10/27/canada-us-trade-relationship-salvageable-former-white-house-trade-advisor/
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