[Global Times reporter Tommy] According to a report by Canada's Globe and Mail on the 28th, Canadian Prime Minister Carney said that he planned to meet with Chinese leaders during the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) informal leaders meeting in South Korea this week. According to the report, Canada has been preparing for this meeting for several months, aiming at trying to repair the diplomatic rift that has lasted for several years and promote the settlement of trade disputes.

According to the report, Carney last month praised China as a ¡°engineer-driven¡± country and is now trying to repair relations with this emerging superpower in Asia. Carney, who is visiting Malaysia, said on Monday that he did not rule out the possibility of easing the restrictions on Chinese investment by the previous Trudeau government, saying the two countries are at the stage of ¡°reseting the future relationship¡¯s expectations.¡±

Carney said China is Canada¡¯s second-largest trading partner, the world¡¯s second-largest economy, and one of the most influential actors in the global system.He mentioned that the two countries had not had high-level contacts for seven years until he met with the Chinese prime minister during the UN General Assembly in New York in September this year.

Professor Li Haidong of the Diplomatic Academy said in an interview with the Global Times on the 28th that Carney's statement was a pragmatic choice made in the face of domestic and foreign challenges since this year, demonstrating Canada's strategic autonomy. he believes that the key to improving China-China relations is not only in the joint efforts of the two sides, but also in whether the Canadian side can change the previous policy of unilateral harm to China, full of ideological prejudice and arrogance.

Under pressure from U.S. trade protectionism, Canada is seeking to reduce its dependence on the U.S. and redefine its foreign strategy to open up new markets. The U.S. government has recently imposed high tariffs on added goods, including a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum.