Overview
- Xi Jinping and Mark Carney held their first formal meeting since 2017 at the APEC gatherings in Gyeongju in a session lasting about 40 minutes.
- Carney accepted Xi’s invitation to visit China, reopening leader-level engagement after years of limited contact.
- The talks focused on resolving disputes over canola, seafood, steel and electric vehicles, with instructions for officials to move quickly.
- No immediate tariff changes or specific agreements were announced, signaling a process that now shifts to technical negotiations.
- Xi said relations show a recovery trend as Ottawa seeks broader economic ties beyond the United States, including plans to expand non‑U.S. exports.