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Carney says he raised foreign interference, other issues with Chinese president
The meeting aimed to restore diplomatic ties and address trade disputes impacting Canadian farmers and fishermen, marking a turning point after an eight-year diplomatic freeze, officials said.
- On Oct. 31, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju on the sidelines of APEC for their first formal meeting since 2017 to rebuild ties.
- Relations froze in 2018 after a Huawei executive arrest and reprisals, with Beijing jailing two Canadians and imposing tariffs on canola, peas, seafood and pork.
- The nearly 40-minute meeting revealed Carney emerged without concrete results but accepted Xi's invitation to visit China, and officials and ministers were instructed to resolve the trade dispute.
- The meeting unlocked a track to resolve the dispute affecting Canadian farmers in canola, peas and pork industries and Canada's seafood industry, while Carney defended the lack of immediate deals amid ongoing Chinese tariffs.
- Canada is seeking new markets to offset U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff damage, with Carney suggesting cooperation in renewable energy and battery storage and analysts noting Chinese automakers might use duty-remission incentives for Canadian assembly.
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Moe says Carney's meeting with Xi a positive step towards resolving trade dispute
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is a positive step forward. Moe says he hopes Canada can build on its relationship with China to eventually see Beijing’s tariffs on Canadian canola and other food products removed. He says it wouldn’t have been realistic for […]
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