Nearly four in five Canadians say they do not have a positive view of China, according to a poll released Tuesday. Forty-seven percent of Canadians have a “very unfavourable” view of China, while 30 percent hold a “mostly unfavourable” view, a new survey (pdf) released by Angus Reid Institute (ARI) found. Only 14 percent say they view the nation favourably, a 34-point drop compared to 2017, the lowest figure the ARI has recorded since 2005. Similarly, very few Canadians believe that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) offers a fair and accurate account of what happened during the COVID-19, the disease the CCP virus causes, outbreak. Only 9 percent buy into Beijing’s narrative. A vast majority of Canadians—55 percent “strongly disagree” and 26 percent “disagree”—that the Chinese regime has been transparent and honest about the pandemic. A majority of Canadians also say Canada should develop closer trade ties with the United …
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