Kyle Matthews Warns Against Turning to China Amid U.S. Uncertainty | Policy Magazine
January 19, 2025 | In Policy Magazine, Kyle Matthews argues that while Donald Trump poses a serious threat to Canada's economic security and sovereignty, turning toward China as a counterweight is a dangerous mistake. Matthews, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Montréal Institute for Global Security, contends that Beijing is not a neutral alternative to an unstable United States but a systemic authoritarian challenger that undermines democratic governance.
Matthews notes that Canada's response to global instability should not be hedging between the two nations, but toward a deeper alignment with democratic partners. He emphasizes that Canada's long-term prosperity depends on democratic cooperation and recommends working with democracies in the European Union and the Indo-Pacific.
