{"id":412373,"date":"2026-01-16T04:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/412373\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:32:14","slug":"carney-meets-with-chinas-xi-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/412373\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney meets with China&#8217;s Xi in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Carney said Thursday that Canada is looking to enter a &#8220;new era of relations&#8221; with China and that the two countries signed a number of agreements this week on energy, agriculture and animal health.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister said at the meeting that he is &#8220;extremely pleased&#8221; the countries are moving ahead with a new strategic partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Carney said the countries are focusing on areas where they can make historic gains \u2014 agriculture, energy and climate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past to create a new one, adapt it to new global realities to deliver stability, security and prosperity for our peoples,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Officials are seen walking down a hallway.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768537934_107_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5001500150015001\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Carney and other Canadian officials are seen in the Great Hall of the People on Friday. (Carlos Osorio\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is the second between the two leaders, following a discussion the two had on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea in October.<\/p>\n<p>Xi, through a translator, said on Friday that the summit in South Korea was &#8220;a very good meeting,&#8221; which &#8220;marked a turnaround in the China-Canada relations and placed it on an upward trajectory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A healthy and stable China-Canada relationship serves the common interest of our two countries &#8230; it is also good for the peace, stability and prosperity of the world,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Before the trip, Canadian officials told reporters to expect possible movement on \u2014 but not an end to \u2014 a tariff dispute affecting electric vehicles and canola.<\/p>\n<p>Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly said Thursday that negotiations were still ongoing about the issue and that Carney would have more to say about the talks after he meets with Xi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Officials are seen seated at a long table.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768537934_215_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.643115346697338\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Canadian and Chinese officials are seen meeting inside the Great Hall of the People on Friday. 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