“Together we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past, and create a new one that adapts to [the] new global reality,” Carney said during his opening remarks, adding that it could deliver stability, security and prosperity for both nations.
Carney is on a state visit to China, the first by a Canadian leader since 2017. Both nations are at odds with the United States over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and keen to mend fences after years of strained ties.
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The Canadian leader identified agriculture, energy and finance as key areas where the two nations could make “immediate and sustained progress”.
WATCH LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Canadian PM Mark Carney
WATCH LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Canadian PM Mark Carney
It was the second time Xi and Carney have met in three months. During talks on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Gyeongju, South Korea in October, Xi expressed a desire to restart bilateral cooperation and to “make up for lost time”.
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