Why Canada Just Did a 180 on China | Silk and Steel

Why Canada Just Did a 180 on China | Silk and Steel► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialCarl Zha returns for another Kung Fu Yoga episode with Justin Podur! We break down the surprising geopolitical shift as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China for the first high-level meeting in eight years. We discuss the dramatic reversal from the Meng Wanzhou kidnapping and anti-China fearmongering to new trade deals and visa-free travel. What forced Canada's hand? The answer involves Trump, Greenland, and a lesson in how to deal with a bully.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_newsChapters00:00 - Intro: Canada's Sudden Pivot to China01:25 - Context: From Meng Wanzhou to Election Interference Smears02:14 - The "Comrade Trump" Factor & Canada's Vulnerability04:28 - The New Deal: EV Tariffs Slashed, Canola, & Visa-Free Travel06:54 - Political Hypocrisy & Pragmatism in Ottawa08:19 - Trump's Greenland Gambit & Canada's "Landlocked" Fear10:35 - NATO's Impotence & Global Disorientation11:56 - Anglosphere Backlash & The "Jealous Ex" Dynamic16:27 - Historical Canada-China Relations & the Trudeau Decline18:54 - How Trump Handed Carney the Election (& a Mandate)22:44 - Is This a Grand U.S. Strategy or Just Trumpian Chaos?25:57 - Canadian Auto Jobs & The BYD Invasion28:37 - Carney, the Anglosphere Elite, and What This Signals30:26 - Trump's Surprisingly Chill Reaction & The Bully Theory33:32 - Contrast: Trump Punishes Europe, Spares Canada (For Now)36:20 - Canada as a Historical Intermediary & Bridge to China?38:07 - Alliances, Power Projection, & The Venezuela/Iran Context41:50 - Sidebar: The Latest on Venezuela & Maduro45:12 - Closing Thoughts