{"id":4316,"date":"2025-04-19T06:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2025-04-19T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:05:25","slug":"canadas-pm-carney-declares-china-as-foremost-national-security-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4316","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s PM Carney declares China as foremost national security threat:"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Prime Minister Mark Carney has named China as Canada&#8217;s foremost national security threat, citing foreign interference, Arctic ambitions, and its alliance with Russia as key concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a televised debate ahead of the April 28 federal election, Carney responded bluntly when asked to identify Canada&#8217;s greatest geopolitical threat: &#8220;China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At a campaign stop in Niagara Falls on Friday, Carney expanded on his remarks, warning that Chinese interference threatens Canadian democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He also criticised Beijing for aligning with Russia in the war on Ukraine and for increasing tensions in Asia, especially around Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;China is the biggest threat from a geopolitical sense. We&#8217;re taking action to address it,&#8221; Carney said.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese embassy in Ottawa has not yet commented on the statements.<\/p>\n<p>Carney&#8217;s Liberal Party is currently leading in opinion polls as the election campaign nears its final stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Canada is also facing economic pressure from a trade dispute with the United States, a longstanding ally.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa has imposed retaliatory tariffs after Washington placed duties on Canadian autos, aluminum, and steel. Carney said Canada would not mirror US tariffs dollar-for-dollar but emphasized that global trade dynamics are shifting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The level of shared values with the US is changing, and so will our engagement,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Looking beyond North America, Carney pointed to new trade opportunities in Europe, ASEAN, and South America\u2019s Mercosur bloc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are huge opportunities globally where we can deepen engagement,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks highlight a shift in Canada\u2019s foreign policy focus, balancing traditional alliances with broader global partnerships amid rising geopolitical tension.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney has named China as Canada&#8217;s foremost national security threat, citing foreign interference, Arctic ambitions, and its alliance with Russia as key concerns. Speaking during a televised debate ahead of the April 28 federal election, Carney responded bluntly when asked to identify Canada&#8217;s greatest geopolitical threat: &#8220;China.&#8221; At a campaign stop in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}