China ‘increasingly disruptive global power’, says Canadian foreign minister

Melanie Joly hints at new Indo-Pacific strategy and asks firms to be clear-eyed in business with China

Canada's foreign minister, Melanie Joly, has said China has become increasingly disruptive" on the world stage as she hinted in a speech at a new Indo-Pacific strategy expected to be released this month.

Her comments come ahead of several summits that Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is to attend, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia, the G20 in Indonesia, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Thailand.