Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing for a four-day state visit, with meetings set with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said negotiations on easing Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola are productive and ongoing, with no agreement announced.
- Canada’s 100% tariff on China-made EVs in 2024 drew Chinese retaliatory duties on canola, seafood and pork in 2025, and China’s imports from Canada fell 10.4% last year, according to Reuters-cited data.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Ottawa to keep EV tariffs to shield the province’s auto investments, while Prairie leaders pressed for agricultural relief.
- Media reports say negotiators are discussing lowering or removing EV tariffs in exchange for eased Chinese agricultural levies, but any deal remains unconfirmed.