Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she discussed trade irritants and areas of cooperation during a meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Oct. 17.
Anand and Wang discussed trade issues of “respective sensitivity,” including agriculture and agri-food products, such as Canadian canola, seafood, and meat; and Chinese products like electric vehicles (EVs), Global Affairs Canada said in an Oct. 17 readout of the meeting.
The meeting comes amid escalating trade tensions between the two countries, following Canada’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese EVs and metals and Beijing’s countermeasures in the form of duties on Canadian canola and other agricultural products….