China’s top diplomat calls Carney visit ‘turning point’ in ties
AFP | Beijing
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China’s top diplomat said yesterday that a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Beijing marked a “turning point” in the two countries’ long acrimonious relationship.
The first visit by a Canadian leader to Beijing in eight years was a “turning point and symbol for the relationship between two countries”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a statement, according to a readout.
“The leaders of the two countries will hold meetings and talks, which I believe will open up new prospects for bilateral relations,” he added.
Carney, who has also said ties between the two sides are shifting, is meeting with top Chinese leaders in Beijing yesterday, as he pulls away from traditional ally the United States.
Following President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs on Canadian products, Carney has sought to reduce his country’s economic reliance on its main market, the United States.
Video from Chinese state media showed Carney arriving in Beijing for his fourday state visit late Wednesday evening to a red carpet welcome.
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