Agri-food and trade are foundations of the longstanding relationship between Canada and China – and China continues to be our second-largest export market. To renew and strengthen that relationship, Prime Minister Carney and President Xi secured a preliminary agreement-in-principle with landmark measures to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs:

The trip, a whirlwind of meetings with Chinese industry and top government officials, conveyed how the prime minister is viewing the wider world.

Diversifying trade relationships while sustaining those with America will be a tricky balance for Canada’s prime minister

The visit is important as both countries try to expand trade and reduce their dependence on the US, which has imposed high tariffs on both India and Canada.

This comes amid tensions between Washington, Denmark and Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that an American takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO.

Whether Mark Carey can smooth over the exclusion of key First Nations from recent consultations on a potential bitumen pipeline to B.C. will be put to the test Tuesday in Prince Rupert where the prime minister will lead a federal delegation to meet with Coastal First Nations.