Naivete goes both ways. If Trudeau is naive about China, then, equally, Mulroney is naive about the United States.

Both countries, now regional super-powers, and no longer leaders of a free world or of a communist world, are fascinated by their own interests and their (religious) ideologies, and by their own self-serving narratives of the future. Neither respects the rule of law. Both exhibit widespread racism, homophobia, and sexism. In each case, the elites and the super-rich control the wheels of power.

We should not be naive in our trade relationships. Nor should we be naive that the past century of the "west" will continue on, as we blithely ignore internal and external; inequalities, and complex intractable problems such as climate change and poverty.