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Wenran Jiang is a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars. 

Ending Canada’s double-front trade war: pragmatism over politics with China

  • By ending the EV tariffs, Canada can rescue its farmers, reclaim agency in its trade relationships, and refocus on the real battle with the
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | August 20, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Clinging to EV tariffs that protect no Canadian jobs—while inviting retaliation that threatens $5-billion in canola exports and 40,000 farm livelihoods—is economic suicide, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ending Canada’s double-front trade war: pragmatism over politics with China

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | August 20, 2025
  • By ending the EV tariffs, Canada can rescue its farmers, reclaim agency in its trade relationships, and refocus on the real battle with the

Ending Canada’s double-front trade war: pragmatism over politics with China

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | August 20, 2025
  • By ending the EV tariffs, Canada can rescue its farmers, reclaim agency in its trade relationships, and refocus on the real battle with the
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Clinging to EV tariffs that protect no Canadian jobs—while inviting retaliation that threatens $5-billion in canola exports and 40,000 farm livelihoods—is economic suicide, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The art of hedging a deal

  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

Canada is a target, not collateral damage, in the U.S. trade war against China

  • It has become clear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Canada and China, have
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | February 27, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., in June, just after Canada announced it would retaliate against U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Canada is a target, not collateral damage, in the U.S. trade war against China

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | February 27, 2019
  • It has become clear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Canada and China, have

Canada is a target, not collateral damage, in the U.S. trade war against China

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | February 27, 2019
  • It has become clear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Canada and China, have
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., in June, just after Canada announced it would retaliate against U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

How to defuse tension with China?

  • The arrest of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on “national security” related charges happened only days after the “grave consequences” Beijing warned
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | December 17, 2018
Beijing warned Canada over the Canadian detention and continuous holding of Huawei’s chief fnancial officer Meng Wanzhou. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

How to defuse tension with China?

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | December 17, 2018
  • The arrest of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on “national security” related charges happened only days after the “grave consequences” Beijing warned

How to defuse tension with China?

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | December 17, 2018
  • The arrest of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on “national security” related charges happened only days after the “grave consequences” Beijing warned
Beijing warned Canada over the Canadian detention and continuous holding of Huawei’s chief fnancial officer Meng Wanzhou. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
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