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Canadian Prime Minister Carney said he would raise concerns about China’s interference in Canada’s internal affairs one-on-one with Xi Jinping during the APEC meeting as well as discuss expanding bilateral trade and improving relations.
Canada Prime Minister Carney said on the 10th that he will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).APEC ) Leaders’ meeting with Chinese PresidentXi Jinping During the meeting, the issue of China’s interference in Canada’s internal affairs was raised.
A public inquiry launched by Canada into allegations of election interference last year found that China was “the country most active in foreign interference in Canadian democratic institutions,” Agence France-Presse reported. Carney confirmed that he will meet Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting on November 18 and 19. Both sides will discuss a range of issues including efforts to expand bilateral trade.
“The advantage of this type of meeting is that issues can be raised directly and candidly. I would also emphasize that Canada attaches great importance to China and other countries not interfering in Canadian affairs,” Carney said.
China has consistently denied allegations of interference in the internal affairs of other countries. However, the final report of Canada’s public inquiry into foreign interference concluded that China “views Canada as a prime target” and has interfered in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
In addition, the Canadian Federal Police have also investigated reports that China operates illegal police stations in Canada. These police stations are accused of harassing or intimidating Chinese people living in Canada.
Carney visited China in January this year to promote repair of bilateral relations that deteriorated during the administration of former Prime Minister Trudeau. Carney has previously said Canada urgently needs to diversify its foreign trade to reduce its dependence on the United States, and has listed China and India as key markets for expansion.
According to the official website of China’s Ministry of Commerce, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu co-chaired the 29th China-Canada Joint Economic and Trade Committee in Beijing on the 3rd to have “candid and in-depth exchanges” on China-Canada economic and trade relations, cooperation in traditional and emerging sectors, and mutual economic and trade concerns. This was the first ministerial meeting of the China-Canada Joint Economic and Trade Committee. The Canadian government announced in a press release issued after the meeting on the 4th that China and Canada agreed to extend mutual exemptions from tariffs until the end of 2028.
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Carney said he would directly and clearly raise the issue of China’s interference in Canada’s internal affairs when he meets Xi Jinping during the APEC leaders’ meeting, and reiterated that Canada attaches great importance to other countries not interfering in their internal affairs.
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A public inquiry completed by Canada last year identified China as the country most active in foreign interference in Canada’s democratic institutions and reported that China interfered in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
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The two sides have also been in frequent economic and trade contacts recently. The commerce ministries of China and Canada held the 29th China-Canada Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting, and Canada announced that the reciprocal exemption from tariffs will be extended until the end of 2028.
