Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons before Question Period, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa.
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in China on an unannounced visit to thaw relations between the two countries, the first such face-to-face talks in Beijing by a Canadian foreign minister in nearly seven years.Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in China on an unannounced visit to thaw relations between the two countries, the first such face-to-face talks in Beijing by a Canadian foreign minister in nearly seven years.
In a statement, Joly's office says the ministers will "discuss possible avenues for collaboration on common challenges" and will also "exchange views on concrete ways to enhance the already deep ties between the people of Canada and China." This is Joly's first trip to this country since her appointment as foreign minister in October 2021. Joly last met her Chinese counterpart in February, on the sidelines of a global security conference in Munich.
More recently, Canada said it is considering a plan for potential tariffs to protect Canada's electric vehicle supply chain from what the Trudeau government calls unfair Chinese competition.Chinese ambassador leaves posting in Canada as Ottawa pushes to improve ties "The economies of China and Canada are highly complementary and there is no conflict of fundamental interests between the two sides. The two sides are not rivals, let alone enemies, and should be partners of cooperation."
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