Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Monday hailed communist China as a valuable strategic partner, a dramatic turnaround from years of tense relations between Ottawa and Beijing necessitated by Canada’s deteriorating relationship with the United States.

Anand told the Canadian Press that the key to building a better relationship with China was “going beyond allowing individual irritants to strain the entire relationship and permitting Canada to advance its economic and security interests.”

“It’s necessary for us to lay the foundation, if we are going to find areas where we can further co-operate,” she said.

“There are going to always be challenges in any relationship. The key is to be able to have the dialogue necessary to address the issues of Canadian concern,” she ex

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