Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Ottawa wants a “constructive and pragmatic” relationship with Beijing that does not let individual irritants prevent Canada from being able to advance its economic and security interests with China. (The Canadian Press)

Talking point: “We must stress our concerns relating to security and public safety on the one hand, and we must seek to build additional supply chains on the other,” said Anand, who was in Beijing last week. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who leaves Friday for a nine-day trip to Asia that includes the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, said last month that Canada was looking to be “clearer about where we engage” with China, such as on energy and basic manufacturing, while keeping other “guardrails.” Meanwhile, China shared a new five-year plan that includes greater self-reliance in science and technology and an industrial system built around advanced manufacturing.