Chamber of Commerce Urges Government for Better China Relations
In an acknowledgment that the Chinese-Canadian relationship is not all it could be, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has issued a report urging the federal government to consider that the diplomatic relationship between the two countries can have a significant impact on their economic relationship.
It is generally considered that Harper's Conservatives more hardline approach towards the China question has been less than ideal for the state of Canadian-Chinese business relations. The moderately more ideological Conservatives have stood up to what they perceive to be an anti-democratic dictatorship on a number of fronts. Previously the more pragmatic Liberal governments were of the mind that currying favour with the Chinese would ultimately bring more influence while also keeping the economic relations in good standing.