Reading Time: 3 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.
Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership
China’s 2025 Canadian import slump to remind visiting Carney of economic stakes
Reading Time: 2 minutes China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released on the same day as Prime Minister Mark Carney starts his China visit.
Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations
Reading Time: 4 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for China on Tuesday, where he will discuss trade and international security at a time when Canada faces uncertain relations with the U.S. due to a trade war and annexation threats from President Donald Trump.
Ahead of Carney visit, China rapeseed meal prices slide near two-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s most active Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal futures fell on Monday, hovering near their lowest point in more than two weeks, as news of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China this week boosted sentiment around a potential canola-related deal.
Relief as new China ruling lowers EU pork tariffs
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Reading Time: 3 minutes China on Tuesday sharply reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over $2 billion in the final ruling of an anti-dumping investigation seen as a response to the bloc’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
Beijing lifts some tariffs on U.S. farm goods but soybeans stay costly
Reading Time: 3 minutes China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week’s meeting of the two countries’ leaders, Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. soybeans still face a 13 per cent tariff.
Carney agrees to visit China after meeting Xi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.
Carney expects to meet senior China leaders, sidesteps question on tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expected to meet senior Chinese leaders soon but sidestepped a question about dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for relief from Beijing’s duties on canola.
Moe says China trip laid ground work
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan premier says signals of moving forward on canola tariffs can be seen in moves from Chinese and Canadian governments
Mark Carney lifted some tariffs against the U.S. Was that a wise tactical move, or a bad blunder?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Though some might call it weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to lift the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods covered under CUSMA while retaining tariffs on auto, steel and aluminum, is arguably a wise strategy says economist Nargess Kayhani.
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