Canada won’t compromise values in relations with China, says foreign minister

Exclusive: as the two nations prepare to co-host Cop15, Melanie Joly discusses Canada's long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy

Canada will work with China when needed - but challenge it when necessary, the country's foreign minister said, as the two nations prepare to co-host a major environmental summit despite years of diplomatic tensions.

Speaking to the Guardian after her government released its long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy", Melanie Joly said that Canada will promote and defend" its national interests in a region where nations are jockeying for influence and power.