Prime Minister Carney to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping trade tensions

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea. It will be the first formal meeting between the two leaders in several years, signaling a possible step toward easing strained relations between Canada and China.

Canadian provincial leaders and business groups have been pressing Ottawa to engage with Beijing to resolve ongoing trade disputes. China has placed heavy tariffs on Canadian canola, seafood, and other agricultural exports, retaliating against Canada’s duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles and battery products.

Trump says he ended the discussions because of an anti-tariff TV ad the Ontario government has been running in U.S. markets.
On Saturday, the U.S. president declared that he would add a 10 per cent tariff on top of existing levies on Canada because the ad was still running.

Carney is currently on his first visit to Asia as prime minister, where he is promoting expanded trade opportunities and exploring new partnerships across the region. The APEC meeting is expected to focus on economic cooperation, supply chain resilience, and balancing relations among member economies amid global tensions.