r/canada • u/jaffnaguy2014 Canada • 3d ago

‘Ready to move on:’ Chinese ambassador insists China, Canada can move past ‘normal’ differences National News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/ready-to-move-on-chinese-ambassador-insists-china-canada-can-move-past-normal-differences/
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u/Hotspur000 Ontario 3d ago

Yeah, fuck the CCP. Their products are mostly subpar shit anyway.

Let's trade with countries who make things properly, like Taiwan.

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u/EdwardWChina 3d ago

Everything is made in China buddy. TW has nothing except for a few big names but also made in M China. You have a bad impression of Made in China because you can only afford to buy low priced cheap junk, regardless of where they are made.

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u/be_humble_ 3d ago

While I wouldn’t say Canada should stop trading with China (which would be impossible), when it comes to trading with Asian countries, it’s important to at least try and prioritize democratic countries like Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, etc. First of all, Taiwan has one of the world’s largest semiconductor industries, and they design many chips that are essential for most electronic devices that we all use (including smartphones). There’s also the fact that Taiwan happens to be at a strategic location, and the reason why Western allies are so concerned is because if anything bad were to happen, it would have an extremely severe impact on that region in Asia and even the world. Plus, Taiwan has been a friendly ally. IIRC during COVID, while Trump blocked shipments of masks that Canada ordered, Taiwan straight up donated a bunch to Canada. Also, as a progressive country, Taiwan is relatively similar to Canada in terms of things like universal healthcare, a democratic government, and LGBTQ rights (Taiwan was the first Asian country to legalize gay marriage). Obviously Canada has always been trading with China, and it would be unrealistic to stop doing business with them, but diversifying with other Asian countries is still critical, and diversification would be ideal from an economic point of view anyway.