Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney met President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, where both framed the encounter as a turning point and agreed to restart exchanges and cooperation.
- Both sides directed officials to move swiftly on specific economic disputes, including canola, seafood and electric vehicles, without announcing final settlements.
- Carney accepted Xi’s invitation to visit China at a mutually convenient time to advance the talks and sustain high-level engagement.
- Separately, Carney and Chilean President Gabriel Boric signed a renewed Canada–Chile Strategic Partnership Framework covering critical minerals, clean energy, digital technologies, and polar and defence collaboration.
- Canadian readouts highlight that merchandise trade with Chile has nearly quadrupled since the CCFTA, that Canada is the top foreign investor with nearly $30 billion, and that Ottawa aims to double non‑U.S. exports over the next decade.