26 h. ago Mark Carney in China positions Canada for ‘the world as it is, not as we wish it’

PM’s visit to Beijing seen as a welcome reset to relations in a ‘new world order’ but critics worry what trade deal could mean for Canadian workersMark Carney’s trip to Beijing this week secured what he described as a “preliminary but landmark” trade deal and a recognition – welcomed by Beijing – that countries are operating in a “new world order”.Carney’s visit is the first time in nearly a decade that a Canadian prime minister has been welcomed in Beijing. It comes after years of a deep freeze in the relationship between Ottawa and Beijing that Carney wants to thaw, in order to reduce his country’s precarious reliance on the United States. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Canada’s Mark Carney refers to ‘new world order’ during historic visit to China

Carney arrived in Beijing for four-day visit designed to repair ties between the two nations as Canada hopes to firm up relations with countries other than the US

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43 h. ago Canada PM hails ‘strategic partnership’ with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’

Mark Carney held talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from USBusiness live – latest updatesCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has hailed a “new strategic partnership” with China as he held talks in Beijing with President Xi Jinping, the first visit there by a Canadian leader in eight years.Addressing Xi in the Great Hall of the People, Carney said: “Together we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past to create a new one adapted to new global realities.” Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Canada and China look to ‘new partnership’ as leaders meet for historic talks

This is the first visit of a Canadian leader to China in nearly a decade

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47 h. ago Canada PM hails new partnership with China in wake of ‘new global realities’

Mark Carney held talks with Xi Jinping on Friday during rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from Trump’s AmericaCanada’s prime minister Mark Carney hailed a “new strategic partnership” with China as he held talks in Beijing with president Xi Jinping on Friday, the first visit there by a Canadian leader in eight years.Addressing Xi in the Great Hall of the People, Carney said that “together we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past to create a new one adapted to new global realities”. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Canada and China look to ‘new partnership at time of division’ as Carney and Xi meet for historic talks

Xi hails ‘turnaround in relationship’ with Canada during Carney’s four-day visit to China to foster deeper trade ties

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3 d. ago Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing for landmark four

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing, aiming to repair relations with China

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