Carney meets China’s Xi
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Prime Minister Mark Carney met with China's Xi Jinping for 39 minutes Friday, where the leaders agreed to meet again and work toward reducing the irritants between their countries. But it's unclear whether this will lead to reducing the crushing tariffs on Canadian canola and Chinese electric vehicles.
One of the last meetings on Mark Carney’s whirlwind tour of Asia may be his most important: a Friday sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the Prime Minister seeks new markets to offset the economic damage that Donald Trump is doing to Canada.
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was expected to convey to Chinese Premier Xi Jinping grave concerns over China's behaviour, including around the Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands by China.
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to persuade North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders on Saturday agreed on a set of steps to expand their economic and other ties.
Chinese president Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney, in the first formal sit-down since 2017, discussed about agriculture and agri-food products, including canola, seafood