Mark Carney’s dispassionate tone masked a stunning message of realignment: China is a "more predictable” trading partner than the U.S. now, requiring stronger ties with Beijing as a "new world order” takes hold.

A former central banker not known for hyperbole, Canada’s prime minister departed the Chinese capital after a deal with Xi Jinping that opens the door to electric vehicles and auto investment from Asia’s largest economy. It would have been an unthinkable step before Donald Trump won a second term in the White House.

Canada has long stuck closely to the U.S. on China policy, even through a diplomatic crisis over high-profile prisoners. Along with historic trade ties, that alignment is now cracking.

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