In the Canadian elections, the Chinese Mark Carney experience becomes a responsibility

Mark Carney, the country’s prime minister and the leader of the liberal party that runs to win his victory for a full time, was asked to a surprise answer: “China”, a request to name the greatest threat to Canadian security during a discussion discussion, which gave a surprise answer: “China”.

Analysts saw that he was an attempt to send himself from the country amid the increasing scrutiny of his past work there.

Mr. Carney, a former Central banker and business manager, dealt with the Chinese Foundation in his recent roles in the private sector of companies that have investments in China.

But one day one of the assets – experience in working with an increasing world force – became a political responsibility in the national elections on Monday.

Mr. Carney and the liberals were criticized for his support for a parliamentary candidate and have links to groups representing the Chinese Communist Party in Canada. Foreign intervention in the diaspora societies in Canada by China, India and other countries has been a concern for both parties, and the issue of inquiries.

The relationship between Canada and China deteriorated sharply after a diplomatic crisis that started when Canada A. Chinese CEO In 2018 on behalf of the United States.

A few days later, Chinese authorities He detained two Canadian menThey held them for two and a half years.

For many Canadians, the conflict affirmed the cruelty of the Communist Party.

“If you take the pulse of Canadian society, most people will hold unsuccessful views of China,” said Lynette Ong, a Chinese professor at the University of Toronto. “Politically incorrect to say out loudly that there is a need to work with China on some issues.”

Among the various accusations against Mr. Carne, where he tries to lead his party to victory in Monday’s elections, claims about his alleged links with China were the most stable.

Many hats

In 2020, Mr. Carney, Chairman of Boookfield Asset Management, became a Canadian investment giant and investor in real estate and renewable energy markets in China.

As of August 2023, he also held the position of Chairman of Bloomberg, Information Company, and last September, he played an unpaid role as an economic advisor to the liberal party in Canada during the reign of Justin Trudeau, then the Prime Minister.

He resigned from all his roles in January to replace Mr. Trudeau as a liberal party leader.

He visited China at least twice last year.

The Conservative Party in Canada frame a loan in November from the State Bank of China for its real estate investments in Shanghai as evidence that Mr. Carney is fine to Beijing.

Pierre Boelifer, conservative leader, said that Mr. Carne had “secret talks” with the vice -president of the Chinese Central Bank in October. He added: “After two weeks, Brucevied got a quarter of a billion dollar loan,” describing Mr. Carney as “at risk.”

The October meeting was not a secret. The Chinese government issued a statement on it, saying that “the two sides exchanged views on the current economic and financial situation.”

Foreign companies often get loans from Chinese banks for investments and business in the country, and with the deepening of the real estate crisis in China in recent years, Beijing has granted Chinese banks to green light to help some developers and real estate projects.

But there is no doubt that the representation of Western business in China has become complicated under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as it sought to include the party in a deeper way in the business sector.

Western caution also grew on the ambitions of Chinese geopolitical during the reign of Mr. Shi.

While the CEO is once flowing around more than a billion customers in China, they prefer these days to avoid any male of China.

By early last year, foreign investment and some foreign companies declined even engineering exits from China.

So when the executive directors of 20 American companies, including Mr. Carne, attended a rare meeting in March 2024 with Mr. Shi, it was framing in China as indicating that the largest companies in the world still support the country.

Mr. Carne attended the meeting as head of the Bloomberg Council Council and then stood near Mr. Shi in the front class during a group photo. Bloomberg refused to comment on the presence of Mr. Carney.

Two signs

Whatever the hat he was wearing, Mark Carney looked at the March 2024 event in Beijing different from Mark Carney today.

The Chamber’s executives said they will “continue to explore the China market and develop a long -term cooperative relationship with China,” according to the government media. Coverage From the meeting.

“I am very clear about China,” Mr. Carney told reporters this month. “It is the second largest economy in the world, and it is our second largest commercial partner, it is also-and I will use my words carefully that I have seen these matters-one of the biggest threats regarding foreign intervention.”

He added, “We have to deal with China and take steps to protect ourselves.”

Ms. Aung said that the United States is following a trade war with China and the application of customs tariffs to Canada and other allies, Canada “falls between the United States and China.”

She added that the next Prime Minister in Canada will have to deal with China as a threat and a necessary partner in some issues.

She said, “You can do both, they should not be mutually exclusive,” she said.

Zixu Wang Contribute to the research from Hong Kong.