Xi Jinping and Mark Carney refresh China-Canada ties with ‘historic’ state visit
After a near-decade of distant relations, the two countries are ‘forging a new partnership’
He said bilateral ties had been “distant and uncertain for nearly a decade”, hitting investment, costing Canadian workers opportunities and leaving Canada “even more dependent on our largest trading partner”.
“That’s why immediately after the election, Canada’s new government began to recalibrate our relationship with China strategically, pragmatically and decisively,” he said.
“There is much to protect in this relationship and much on which to build and much to be gained … And to that end, President Xi and I are announcing that Canada and China are forging a new strategic partnership.”
Carney is the first Canadian leader to visit China since 2017, and his trip comes as both Ottawa and Beijing are at odds with the United States over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.