"We're heartened by the leadership of President Xi Jinping and the speed with which our relationship has progressed, Carney told China's top legislator, Zhao Leji, in a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. It sets the stage for these important discussions on a wide range of issues where we can be strategic partners from energy to agriculture, to people-to-people ties, multilateralism, to issues on security."
"The efforts have also been fuelled by a push to diversify export markets after United States President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada last year and suggested the longtime US ally could become his country's 51st state. Our teams have worked hard, addressing trade irritants and creating platforms for new opportunities, Carney told Premier Li Qiang in a separate meeting. I believe that together, we are bringing this relationship back toward where it should be."
Prime Minister Mark Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian prime minister since 2017. The visit follows a positive meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea and includes a scheduled meeting with Xi in Beijing. Carney conveyed optimism about improving ties, praising Xi's leadership and noting rapid progress in bilateral relations. The agenda includes a wide range of issues including energy, agriculture, people-to-people ties, multilateralism, and security. The re-engagement follows months of efforts to recalibrate relations that had soured under the previous government and aims to diversify export markets after US trade tensions. Canadian teams have worked to address trade irritants and create platforms for new opportunities while managing past measures such as electric vehicle tariffs.
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