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.
TL;DR
- 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.