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CNN Opinion: Canada-China 'prisoner swap' soothes but doesn't resolve tensions

The strange and unpredictable world of geopolitics played out over the Pacific skies Friday as one commercial jet carrying the just-released daughter of one of China's most prominent tycoons flew westbound while another carrying two Canadians incarcerated in apparent retaliation for her arrest flew in the opposition direction.

Michael BociurkiwSeptember 29, 2021China, Huawei, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, diplomacy, technology, 5G, michael bociurkiw, Meng Wanzhou, Vancouver, Marc GarneauComment

CNN Opinion: Canada has big decisions to make on China

In this geopolitical new normal, where a more assertive China ignores international norms, nothing can be taken for granted. Beijing responds to toughness, not half-hearted soft diplomacy. As such, Canada needs to bulk up its foreign policy muscle to avoid being outmaneuvered on the international diplomatic podium.