Chinese Foreign Minister's Visit to Canada a 'Positive Sign': Trade Minister
The three-day trip is the first by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade and follows a preliminary trade deal between the two countries.
- On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Ottawa for a three-day visit, marking the first trip by a Chinese foreign minister to Canada in a decade.
- Following Prime Minister Mark Carney's January trip to China, a preliminary trade deal featuring tariff adjustments on agricultural products and Chinese electric vehicles prompted the visit.
- International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu described the visit as a "positive sign" for the bilateral relationship, indicating ties are moving in the right direction.
- Meetings between Wang and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will focus on the recently updated Canada-China Strategic Partnership, investment, and global security issues.
- The trade developments occur as Canada manages market sensitivity to electric vehicle incentives, with more than $122 million in federal rebates claimed since the program's restoration in February.
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Chinese foreign minister's visit to Canada a 'positive sign': trade minister
OTTAWA - China's foreign minister is visiting Canada this week, something International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is calling a positive sign about the relationship between the two countries.
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs will visit Canada this week, as International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu considers a positive sign for relations between the two countries.
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