United States
Strategic Partner
CL$180B bilateral trade. #1 partner. FTA with zero tariffs on 90%+ goods. Intelligence sharing, joint naval exercises, cyber cooperation.
DefenseTechnologyTradeCounter-terrorism
Tensions: surveillance practices, CBAM friction, IP/patent terms, campaign finance concerns
Germany
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CL$110B trade under CL-EU CEPA. Most values-aligned major partner. Joint Green Hydrogen Alliance (CL$5B fund) and AI Research Consortium.
ManufacturingClimateAIGreen Hydrogen
Minor friction: EU consensus pace, NATO entanglements
United Kingdom
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CL$95B trade. Post-Brexit bilateral FTA. Most trusted European intelligence partner. Joint cyber defense pact.
IntelligenceFinanceDefenseCyber
Tensions: mass surveillance apparatus, immigration restrictions
China
Strategic Competitor
CL$145B trade. #2 partner. No FTA. Full CBAM applied. CL$22B trade deficit. Investment screening for critical infrastructure.
ClimateMultilateralScience
Tensions: authoritarian governance, human rights, espionage, tech rivalry, Taiwan
Japan
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CL$72B trade. Bilateral CEPA. Semiconductor Alliance for next-gen chip R&D. Hydrogen Economy Partnership. Indo-Pacific security cooperation.
SemiconductorsDefenseHydrogenIndo-Pacific
Minor: historical revisionism, immigration policy
India
Strategic Partner
CL$48B trade. Bilateral TIA (not full FTA). Solar Alliance co-partner (CL$2B fund). Digital payments interoperability. Startup bridge program.
SolarPharmaDigitalStartups
Tensions: democratic backsliding, protectionism, Russia ties, CBAM
Canada
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CL$185B trade. Comprehensive partnership. Integrated supply chains, labor mobility, Arctic cooperation.
TradeArcticLabor MobilityClimate
Most aligned bilateral partner. Minimal tensions.
Australia
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CL$72B trade. Indo-Pacific partner. Mining, rare earth diversification. Five Eyes associate intelligence sharing.
MiningIntelligenceClimateIndo-Pacific
Minimal friction. Strong values alignment.
France
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CL$95B trade under CL-EU CEPA. Strategic defense dialogue. Joint maritime patrols. Nuclear propulsion tech cooperation.
DefenseNuclear TechCultureUN P5
Minor friction. Strong overall alignment.