Canada working on key issues with China to strengthen bilateral ties

The two countries shifted toward improved relations during a bilateral meeting last month in the Republic of Korea, as Bloomberg reported. Carney met with Chinese president Xi Jinping on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju. It was the first Canada-China leaders’ meeting since 2017.

According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office the leaders acknowledged a long history of cooperation rooted in 55 years of diplomatic relations and trade and “agreed that their meeting marked a turning point in the bilateral relationship.” Both leaders directed their officials to resolve outstanding trade issues such as canola, seafood and electric vehicles. They also discussed a framework to deepen cooperation in the areas of clean and conventional energy, climate change, manufacturing and international finance.