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What a difference five years makes when it comes to the People’s Republic of China.
Then B.C. premier Christy Clark was ebullient on May 9, 2016 when she boldly announced a series of collaborations with China’s largest province, Guangdong. The China-B.C. agreements covered telecommunications, massive LNG exports, educational exchanges, fishing, 5G technology, transportation, policing, construction, international trade, forestry, scientific research, ecommerce and much more.
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A glowing Clark boasted she was “greatly honoured” to “expand and strengthen co-operation” through the comprehensive range of promises, which came under the umbrella of China’s Belt and Road Initiative to expand its reach round the world.
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