Canadian Prime Minister to visit China in January
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China from January 13 to 17. The visit includes a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. This will be the first trip by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, marking a significant step in restoring bilateral relations.
Source Reuters
The main goal of the visit is to strengthen cooperation in trade, energy, agriculture, and international security. Relations between the two countries have been tense since the 2018 diplomatic crisis sparked by the arrest of a Huawei executive and subsequent detention of two Canadians in China, which led both sides to impose mutual tariffs on certain goods.
Mark Carney’s trip may signal a new chapter in China-Canada relations, facilitating the removal of economic barriers and enhancing diplomatic engagement.
