Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly is warning businesses against deepening their ties with China as part of a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific strategy which she says is coming by early December.

In a Wednesday morning speech, Joly said Canada seeks deeper ties with more democratic, reliable countries such as India.

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CanadaB次元官网网址檚 foreign service will be tasked with training more China experts and placing them in B次元官网网址渒ey embassiesB次元官网网址� around the world.

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She said China is increasingly diverging from Canadian values, and so businesses operating in that country face risks of political interference and the violation of trade rules.

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She said Canada can work with China on issues like climate change and will continue trade, but has serious concerns about Beijing undermining global security, commerce and peace.

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Part of that includes B次元官网网址渃redible accounts of human rights abuse and crimes against humanityB次元官网网址� in the Xinjiang region against the Muslim minority known as the Uyghurs.

Joly also spoke of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 current military presence in the region, and suggested there may be more focus on containing ChinaB次元官网网址檚 maritime boundaries and disincentivizing an invasion of Taiwan.

The remarks represent a major pivot for the Liberals, who have generally tried to avoid hostile rhetoric about Beijing even as China arbitrarily detained Canadian nationals Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig for nearly three years.

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The speech, which was sponsored by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a government think tank, portends more federal spending on diplomatic missions.

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She said Canada offers natural resources, food and an B次元官网网址渋nnovative spiritB次元官网网址� while acting as B次元官网网址渁 stable democracy that welcomes talent from around the world.B次元官网网址�

Joly also said Wednesday she will launch the Indo-Pacific strategy within a month.

Business leaders and former diplomats have been pushing for the strategy, which the Liberals have promised at multiple points in recent years.

Joly unveiled five objectives for the policy, including peace, supply-chain resilience, human and womenB次元官网网址檚 rights, climate change and deepening CanadaB次元官网网址檚 global presence.

She will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on a trip to the region starting Thursday, with summits in Cambodia and Indonesia, but not his visit to Thailand.

B次元官网网址擠ylan Robertson, The Canadian Press