US and Canadian conservatives sharply criticized Canadian PM Mark Carney's engagement with China, contrasting it with support for Donald Trump's own China visit. Critics questioned Carney's shift from security threat rhetoric to partnership.

When Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Beijing in January, US conservative podcaster Alex Jones accused him of bowing to China’s leadership. In Canada, the opposition Conservative Party was no less scathing in its criticism. Party leader Pierre Poilievre questioned how Carney went “from saying China was Canada’s ‘biggest security threat’ before the election to announcing a ‘strategic partnership’ with Beijing after the election”. But when Donald Trump visited China earlier this month,....