MacDougall: In China, Justin Trudeau discovers hard limits of soft power

In the end, China wasn’t moved.
Not by Justin Trudeau’s charisma. Or his encyclopedia of hagiographic press clippings. And certainly not by the prospect of a “progressive” trade deal with Canada. 
Instead of launching free trade talks this week, as was widely expected, Trudeau left China with a meek commitment to “exploratory talks to continue on a framework for a Canada-China free trade agreement,” a result that fills a tweet and not much else. 
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