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Latest news and updates on the changing relations between Canada and China, from trade deals to the Meng Wanzhou saga and its fallout.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 31. Photo: AP
Justin Trudeau

Opinion | Carney’s Canada finally gets real about China

Under Trudeau, Canada had nasty relations with China and India. Thanks to Trump, the new Canadian administration is pivoting to Asia.

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Mainland China

China keen to pick up pace of cooperation with Canada, top Chinese diplomat says

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China travel

‘Interest surged’: Canada travel searches spike in China as group tours resume

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Xi Jinping

Xi-Carney talks open door for Canada to ‘make up for lost time’ with China

After years of tension, China’s president says ties with Ottawa are on a ‘trend of recovery’ following the leaders’ meeting.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju on Friday. Both sides hailed the meeting as a turning point in what has been a fractious relationship. Photo: Xinhua
United States

Chinese Premier Li Qiang voices hope of better trade, stable ties with Canada

Beijing’s No 2 official also urges Ottawa to adopt a ‘correct’ perception as both sides navigate in the shadow of tougher US tariffs.

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Canada

Canada’s Carney unveils billions in relief hit by Trump and China tariffs

The PM also touted a ‘Buy Canadian’ programme, as a trade war with the US and Chinese duties on canola, pork and seafood pummel the economy.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China’s trade charm offensive falls on deaf ears among US security allies

Centuries of shared identity, security integration and cultural allegiance bind these nations irreversibly to the US strategic architecture.

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US President Donald Trump attends a Nato summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25. Photo: Reuters
China-Australia relations

China is turning away from Canadian canola. Will Australia fill the gap?

China is already purchasing Australian canola on a trial basis as Canadian shipments plunge due to Chinese tariffs, industry sources say.

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China trade

China launches anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian pea starch

The latest tit-for-tat trade move comes after Canada imposed tariffs targeting Chinese steel last month.

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Canada

Editorial | Canada playing a dangerous game in provoking both China and US

Ottawa’s ban of Hikvision does nothing to improve relations with China at a time when the US is being an unreliable ally to Canada.

Hikvision surveillance cameras are seen in front of Chinese flags at a main shopping area in Shanghai on May 5, 2021. Photo: Reuters
China trade

‘Risky choice’: why Canada’s tough stance towards US and China may backfire

Canada may be heading for a reality check after trying to take on both of its biggest trading partners at the same time.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said improving ties with China is a “top priority” for his government, but Ottawa risks increasing tensions with Beijing over its decision to ban a Chinese surveillance company on national security grounds. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

China hoping for ‘healthy and stable’ relations with Canada after Li-Carney call

The Chinese premier and Canadian leader pledged to work on a reset after years of ‘serious difficulties’ between the two sides.

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US-China relations

My Take | Voters from shell-shocked US allies pick stability over disruption

Rather than left or right-leaning political parties, citizens in Singapore, Australia and Canada chose ‘steady hands’ to navigate geopolitical turbulence.

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US-China trade war

Canada likely has more room to work with China if US tensions persist: analysts

‘Almost certain’ that electoral victory led by Prime Minister Mark Carney will prompt review of Ottawa’s commercial relations with Beijing.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Tuesday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
Donald Trump

Carney won’t break Canada-China deadlock, but Trump threat could ease trade ties

A quick improvement in relations between Ottawa and Beijing following Canadian election is unlikely given doubts about China, analysts say.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses supporters at the Liberal Party campaign headquarters in Ottawa on Monday. Photo: dpa
Canada

Canada says WeChat news account pushing false narratives about PM Carney

Ottawa said the account had targeted Carney’s experience and credentials in a bid to manipulate Chinese voters.

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Canada

Chinese-Canadian MP, focus of foreign interference probes, drops re-election bid

Han Dong, cleared of urging China to delay release of two detainees, had hoped to return to Liberal Party but caucus did not nominate him.

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

Canada files WTO trade action against Chinese agriculture, fishery import duties

Tariffs place a 100 per cent surcharge on rapeseed oil, peas and oil cakes for animal feed. Aquatic products will face a 25 per cent levy.

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Canada has launched a dispute against China at the World Trade Organization over extra tariffs on agricultural and fishery products. Photo: AFP
Canada

Ottawa says China executed 4 Canadians earlier this year

Canada condemns executions of ‘dual citizens’ as Chinese embassy says China always imposes severe penalties on drug-related crimes.

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China trade

Canada’s lobster exporters feel the pinch as China’s tariffs snip prices

Retaliatory tariffs from China on Canadian seafood, particularly lobsters, have led to a dramatic drop in price as exporters work to keep supply chains moving.

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Nato

Warming US-Russia ties could put China’s Arctic ambitions on ice, experts warn

Beijing has relied on Moscow for access to the far north but a geopolitical realignment is under way that could see it frozen out.

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Melting ice has opened up the prospect of commercially lucrative sea routes through the North Pole. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Tariffs and ‘tough’ on China: what to expect from Canada’s next PM

Former central banker Mark Carney will continue battles with both Beijing and Washington when he takes the helm, analysts say.

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Mark Carney won the ruling Liberal Party leadership race on Sunday with 86 per cent of the vote. Photo: Reuters
Canada

Canada’s twin tariff wars with US and China add to strains on world trade system

Beijing has reacted to earlier Canadian levies with new duties on food products even though both are facing Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

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Why Canada must engage China to ease US trade pressure. And why it won’t happen

Canadian professor Paul Evans says it is essential for his country to have ‘more activities’ with Chinese partners.

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US-China relations

Unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as ‘enemy’

Bracing for tariffs, provincial leaders seek to win over ‘results-oriented’ White House and ‘protect ourselves from the likes of China’.

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12 of Canada’s 13 premiers pose for a photo in a show of unity at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Photo: Bochen Han
Canada

Canada slow to respond to China and India election meddling, report says

An investigation found that China is the most active perpetrator of foreign electoral interference in Canada, with India coming next.

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Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue speaks to reporters after the release of the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Will Trump’s return to power deepen divisions between Canada and China?

Whoever succeeds Justin Trudeau is likely to want to keep the White House on side, but that risks a further chill in relations with Beijing.

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My Take

My Take | A Conservative Canadian PM is likely to worsen tense China ties

Smart money is on Pierre Poilievre being country’s prime minister after next federal election, and this ‘Tariff Man’ will not be friendly to Beijing.

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