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Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
By The Canadian Press

Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Canada a ‘positive sign’: trade minister

May 27, 2026 | 9:39 AM

OTTAWA — China’s foreign minister is visiting Canada this week, something International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is calling a positive sign about the relationship between the two countries.

Wang Yi arrives in Canada on Thursday for a three-day visit that is the first by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade.

The Chinese minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand are expected to discuss the recently updated Canada-China Strategic Partnership, trade, investment and global security, says a statement released by her office last week.

Sidhu says the visit shows that the China-Canada relationship is going in the right direction.

Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters today he looks forward to the minister’s visit and that he will meet with him.

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Canada and China reached a preliminary trade deal following Carney’s recent trip to China, during which Beijing agreed to lower or eliminate some tariffs on Canadian agriculture products and Canada agreed to reduce tariffs on some Chinese electric vehicles.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2026.

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

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