On October 14th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian hosted a regular press conference.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Sword presided over routine press conference (data map)

The sword says: At the invitation of Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, Canadian Foreign Minister Anand will visit China from October 16 to 17.

A reporter asked, China has just released the news of Canadian Foreign Minister Anand's visit to China. Can you brief us on the background of this visit and China's expectations?

Lin Jian said that this visit is Foreign Minister Anand's first visit to China since taking office in May this year. It is also another high-level exchange between China and Canada after the two prime ministers met during the UN General Assembly last month and the two foreign ministers met in Malaysia in July this year. Foreign Minister Wang Yi will have an in-depth exchange of views with Foreign Minister Anand on China-Canada relations and international and regional issues of common concern.

This year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Canada and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of strategic partnership. China has always advocated developing China-Canada relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and looks forward to strengthening strategic communication with Canada through this visit, promoting the implementation of the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, promoting the continuous improvement and development of China-Canada relations, and better benefiting the two peoples.

Source: CCTV News

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Canada shows China, Prime Minister says looking forward to meeting with China's highest leaders

In the next few months of this year, there may be several diplomatic dramas between China and Canada that deserve attention.

According to World Wide Web, Canadian Foreign Minister Anand revealed during his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York that he would visit China in the next few weeks, hoping to improve strained relations with China.

The picture shows Canadian Foreign Minister Anand (data map)

On September 23, local time, Canadian Prime Minister Carney confirmed that the Foreign Minister would visit China "soon" and said that he had constructive exchanges with the China Prime Minister that day and looked forward to meeting with China's top leaders.

The two prime ministers in New York.

Anand said in an interview at the UN General Assembly that during her visit, she will meet with her China counterparts to discuss how to cooperate to advance Canada's interests in trade, climate change, defense and security.

She also said Canada must ensure bilateral relations with key economic powers in the Indo-Pacific region.

Besides visiting China, Anand also plans to visit India.

The foreign minister's plan to visit China was confirmed by Canadian Prime Minister Carney.

He met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Jiang during his visit to the UN General Assembly in New York on 23 local time.This was the first meeting between the two sides since a call in June.

Carney said the talks were constructive and involved tariffs on agricultural and agricultural products, oil seeds, seafood, electric vehicles, steel and other related products.

"The two countries will strive to establish new and stable trade relations." Carney said that Canada and China have broad space for economic and trade cooperation, including clean energy, traditional energy, agriculture, manufacturing, finance and other fields.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Li Qiang and Carney pointed out during their meeting that China has long been Canada's second largest trading partner, and the scale of trade between the two countries has grown rapidly since the beginning of this year. China is willing to work with Canada to continue to maintain and develop this good momentum, resolve each other's economic and trade concerns through dialogue and consultation, and deepen and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in energy, green, tourism and other fields.

On September 23, 2025 local time, Premier Li Qiang met with Canadian Prime Minister Carney in New York (Photo/Xinhua News Agency)

Carney also said he looked forward to meeting with Chinese President * later this year.

The public opinion believes that the two leaders may have multiple opportunities to meet in the coming months, including an informal meeting of the leaders of the APEC and the G20 summit.

"Window period" for China-Canada relations

In recent years, China-Canada relations have been tense over economic and trade frictions and other contradictions.

Last year, the Trudeau government followed in the footsteps of the United States and imposed discriminatory tariffs of 100% and 25% on China's electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products respectively on the grounds of "protecting local industries."

This year, China initiated countermeasures, introduced temporary anti-dumping measures on Canadian oil seeds, imposed a guarantee of 75.8% and imposed tariffs on products such as pork and seafood.

According to the outside analysis, the dispute during the tenure of former Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has put China-Canada relations into tension, and the current Prime Minister Carney is working to ease this situation.

Ottawa¡¯s efforts to improve relations with China are considered to be based on multiple considerations, including economic and diplomatic.

On an economic level, the Trump administration's tariff policy puts pressure on Canada's economy, and the repair of relations with China helps the Canadian side cope with the tariff shock.

To date, Canada and the U.S. have not reached a trade agreement and are under heavy tariff pressure, including a 35% ¡°peer-to-peer¡± tariff on some U.S. goods (excluding the U.S.-Mexico agreement covering goods), 50% steel and aluminum tariffs, and 50% tariffs on automobiles and parts.

In addition to tariff pressure, China-Canada trade disputes have also made Canada's economy worse.

Canada is the world's largest producer and exporter of rapeseed, accounting for more than 50% of global rapeseed trade, while China is the main destination of Canadian rapeseed exports.

After China imposed a temporary guarantee, Canada's oil seed exports rose, losing China's $4.9 billion, the world's second largest market, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars per capita losses for 40,000 oil seed farmers in Western Canada.

To this end, the western provinces of Canada pressured the federal government to cancel tariffs on China's electric vehicles in exchange for China's lifting of punitive measures on Canadian rapeseed.

In addition, the Canadian business community has also pressured Carney to improve trade relations with China to expand the Chinese market and economic growth.

In June this year, Carney called negotiations with China a "top priority".

On the diplomatic level, Canada has previously adhered to the U.S. policy towards China, especially during the Trudeau administration, and attempted to consolidate U.S. relations through demonstrations against China, leading to deterioration of relations with China.

However, as U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House, from threatening to ¡°annex¡± Canada to waveing tariffs on the northern neighbor, it puts Ottawa under American humiliation and oppression diplomatically and economically.

After the Carney government came to power, it realized the need to adjust its foreign policy, recalibrate its relations with China, and win development space for Canada.

It has been commented that Carney's appointment as Prime Minister of Canada has brought China-China relations to a "window period".

Re-layout and expand space

In fact, in the face of tensions between the United States and Canada and uncertainty about Trump's policies, seeking to improve relations with China is only part of the Carney government's diplomatic, economic and trade reorganization.

Last month, Carney visited three European countries, Poland, Germany and Latvia, to promote cooperation in nuclear energy and critical minerals to strengthen relations with European allies and ensure supply chain security.

Some analysts say that the U.S. trade protectionist policies have made Canada's need to diversify its trade relations more urgent.

At this UN General Assembly, Carney promoted Canada to the world as a trusted partner and stressed that the countryins close ties with major global markets, highlighting Ottawa¡¯s efforts to expand its diplomatic space and seek a more favorable position on the international stage.