Canadians feel more connected and positive toward Asia than they did two years ago，and are more optimistic about future relations with the region，the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's 2016 National Opinion Poll：Canadian Views on Asia finds.Canadians have warmed to China since 2014.Nearly half of Canadians （49%）see the growing importance of China as more of an opportunity than a threat，while one-quarter （24%）say the Canada-China relationship is improving.Furthermore，50 per cent of Canadians say they could probably be persuaded to support a closer economic relationship with China if more information was available.