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Canadian prime minister hails renewed relations with China during his Beijing visit

Mark Carney aims to diversify Canada's trade by reducing U.S. export reliance, meeting Chinese leaders and firms to repair ties after years of tariffs and detentions.

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, posting about building a new partnership, and will meet top leader Xi Jinping on Friday.
  • After Canada's 2018 detention of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei CFO, Ottawa imposed 100% tariffs on EVs and 25% on steel, prompting Chinese retaliatory duties on canola, pork and seafood.
  • He held meetings Thursday with Alibaba, China National Petroleum Corp. and CATL while Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told Wang Yi that the prime minister looks forward to restarting dialogue.
  • More than 75% of Canada's exports go to the U.S., and Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to reduce that reliance by doubling exports to other countries over the next decade.
  • Xinhua paraphrased Li Qiang as welcoming more Canadian companies to invest in China and urging a fair business environment for Chinese enterprises.
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Canadian prime minister hails renewed relations with China during his Beijing visit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations. Carney, on the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, aims to repair ties that have been strained for several years.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed a new strategic partnership between the two countries, which have been embroiled in several disputes in recent years, during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing today. Xi also said that relations between the two countries had reached a turning point. The two leaders reached an agreement to reduce some tariffs.

The beginning of a new partnership between China and Canada, after years of tensions, was praised in statements by Xi Jinping and Mark Carney, who is visiting the…More...

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China next week at the invitation of the Chinese government. This will be the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017. So where will Canada's relationship with China and the United States go?

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