Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, with China cutting duties on Canadian farm goods, following talks in Beijing.
- Both governments outlined plans for a strong, sustainable strategic partnership spanning trade, energy, agriculture, finance, education and climate cooperation.
- Carney met Xi Jinping in Beijing in the first visit by a Canadian head of government to China in eight years.
- Xi said their October meeting at the APEC summit began a new phase of stabilizing ties, with subsequent discussions on restarting cooperation.
- Coverage links the renewed engagement to pressure from U.S. trade actions under President Donald Trump that have affected both countries.