India, April 18 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referred to China as the "biggest threat" facing his country in terms of security.

He made that statement unprompted during the course of the English-language debate in Montreal on Thursday evening. "I think the biggest security threat to Canada is China," he said.

Carney and the ruling Liberal Party have benefited from the threats made by US President Donald Trump since November and it was no surprise that the Prime Minister kept referring to that. He said the relationship with the United States had "fundamentally changed" and dealing effectively with Washington "has to be from a position of strength".

Analysts and pollsters have pointed out that fear of Trump has buoyed the rulin...