GYEONGJU – Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair sat down for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea today.
Carney told Xi that “distance is not the way to solve problems” in the first meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2017.
The meeting comes as Ottawa shifts from branding China as a “disruptive global power” three years ago, to calling it a strategic partner in a turbulent world.
Carney has faced pressure from some premiers to drop the 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
Beijing says it needs that to end its retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola products, seafood and pork products.
China has urged Canada to focus on shared goals after years of the relationship being dominated by concerns surrounding foreign interference and the 2018 detainment of two Canadians.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2025.
