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Dr. Weisu Yu

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Canada–China Trade in 2025: Structural Shifts and Emerging Dynamics

Canada–China Trade in 2025: Structural Shifts and Emerging Dynamics

This report provides a detailed assessment of Canada's bilateral merchandise trade with China for 2025 — a year defined by structural shifts in export composition from agriculture toward energy and minerals, sharply bifurcated import outcomes as tariff-targeted goods contracted while industrial inputs proved resilient, and persistent geographic concentration and uneven regional distribution. Situating bilateral flows within Canada's broader trade performance...

  • 2026-04-09
  • — The China Institute at the University of Alberta
TCI QuickTake: Canada as East Asia's Future Energy Shock Absorber in a Conflict-Prone World

TCI QuickTake: Canada as East Asia's Future Energy Shock Absorber in a Conflict-Prone World

War in energy-producing regions often reveals the hidden architecture of globalization. The ongoing US-Iran conflict is doing precisely that. Disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has begun transforming energy trade into “risk trade,” where freight insurance, shipping routes, and geopolitical exposure can become as decisive as underlying supply. For China and other Asia-Pacific importers, this shift has two strategic implications...

  • 2026-03-10
  • — The China Institute at the University of Alberta