3 days ago - The Carney government does not see this upcoming visit as a deviation from that view, senior Canadian government officials told reporters this week. But they added that Canada cannot achieve its objective of reducing economic reliance on the ...

1 week ago - Mark Carney will visit Beijing ... Carney will visit from 13 to 17 January. He plans to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security with Chinese officials, his office said....

5 days ago - Michael Kovrig, who was one of the Canadians detained in 2018 along with Michael Spavor, told CBC News earlier this week that he thinks it's reasonable for Ottawa to pursue an expanded trading relationship provided it does not compromise Canada's national security. Carney visiting China next week to talk trade, security

17 hours ago - Mark Carney is the latest in a string of leaders to visit Beijing looking to mend fences and boost trade with China. South Korea's Lee Jae Myung was the first earlier this month. He managed to secure improved relations with Beijing after becoming the first South Korean president to visit China since 2019. Carney has talked about advancing trade and environmental co-operation with China, and resolving Beijing's heavy tariffs on Canadian pork, canola and seafood...

1 day ago - Carney is in China as part of his effort to move past years of diplomatic tension with Beijing and double non-U.S. exports over the next decade. As Carney heads to China to talk trade, Ontario premier still '100% dead against' rolling back EV tariffs

14 hours ago - He told reporters that Canada's relationship with China had been more "predictable" in recent months and that he found talks with Beijing "realistic and respectful". He also made clear Ottawa does not agree with Beijing on everything, adding that in his discussions with Xi he made clear Canada's "red lines", including human rights, concerns over election interference and the need for "guardrails". "We take the world as it is - not as we wish it to be," he said when asked about China's human rights record. Observers believe Carney's visit could set an example for other countries across the world who are also feeling the pain from Washington's tariffs.

1 week ago - The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the trip from Jan. 13 to 17 will see Carney meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security.

This was Prime Minister Carney’s first official visit to the People’s Republic of China. With this new trade agreement, Canada also expects to see a resolution of many long-term trade obstacles for a range of important agricultural sectors, from beef to pet food. During the Prime Minister’s visit, Canada and China secured new memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to reinforce cooperation on energy, combatting crime, cultural exchanges, wood products, and food safety and animal and plant health.

Michael Kovrig, who was one of the Canadians detained in 2018 along with Michael Spavor, told CBC News earlier this week that he thinks it's reasonable for Ottawa to pursue an expanded trading relationship provided it does not compromise Canada's national security. Carney visiting China next week to talk trade, security (new window)

13 to 17 will see Carney meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security. The PMO said it "could not confirm other possible stops" Carney might make "at this point." Carney met Xi on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

Carney and China's President Xi Jinping to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security. Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week, marking the first visit to the country by a Canadian prime minister since 2017.

1 week ago - Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday.

4 days ago - Otherwise, talk of resilience is illusionary,” said Janice Gross Stein, the Belzberg professor of conflict management at the University of Toronto. Negotiations on deals with China are expected to continue right up to Mr. Carney’s arrival in Beijing this week. Two Liberal MPs cut Taiwan trip short ahead of Carney’s China visit

5 days ago - The trip comes amid mounting economic and political pressure from the Trump administration and reflects the Carney government’s stated objective to diversify Canada’s economic partnerships and double non-U.S. trade over the next decade. At the same time, the visit underscores the complexity of engaging China at a moment of heightened geopolitical competition, economic coercion, and growing security concerns.

5 days ago - Mark Carney shakes hands with Xi Jinping in South Korea in October 2025. Carney has framed this week’s visit as an attempt to stabilise the two countries’ relationship. Photograph: Adrian Wyld/AP ...

18 hours ago - The prime minister’s visit this week had made clear Ottawa’s new objective: to move its economy closer to its second largest trading partner following a year in which Trump ratcheted up trade and political frictions with Canada, imposing ...

11 hours ago - Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly, who was part of Carney's delegation to China, said talks about auto tariffs were still ongoing when asked by reporters if Canada might reduce the EV tariffs by 50%. Negotiations will continue on Friday, Joly said. Efforts to strike up new dialogue have gathered pace since Carney took office last year. In a trade and economic roadmap signed on Thursday, both committed to "maintaining open channels of communication" to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products.

7 hours ago - Carney said the two countries reached a “preliminary but landmark trade agreement to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs.”Xie Huanchi / Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images file · During their meeting earlier Friday, Xi told Carney that China was willing to strengthen coordination “to jointly address global challenges.” · Carney, who called China his country’s biggest security threat while campaigning for office last year, said Friday that the global security landscape “continues to change.”