Imports of Canadian canola will now undergo more thorough inspections, China said Thursday, amid what appears to be a retaliatory move over the arrest of a Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Continue reading
China is blocking some imports of the agricultural product canola from Canada due to fears of insect infestation, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jim Carr says he is confident Canada and China will eventually work through their differences, allowing economic ties between the two Pacific nations to flourish once again. Continue reading
The notion that Meng Wanzhou’s arrest is a legal issue “is the Canadian point of view,” said former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques. Continue reading
The delegation led by B.C. Forestry Minister Doug Donaldson will no longer be stopping in China, and will instead end its trip after a visit to Japan. Continue reading
An all-party committee of elected MPs planned a closed-door meeting with a delegation of Chinese politicians and diplomats this week, but abruptly cancelled it on Wednesday. Continue reading
Under the newly agreed USMCA, all countries need to notify their trading partners if they engage in a free trade agreement with any “non-market economies”, including China. Continue reading
As most experts predict that Clause 32, will make it much more challenging for Canada to engage in trade talks with China, one study states that this is precisely what Canadian regulators need to do. Continue reading
China says it deplores a controversial new clause in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that calls on the countries to notify each other if they enter into trade talks with a “non-market” economy. Continue reading
The federal government knew it was in for a bumpy ride as it pursued free trade agreement with China, says the parliamentary secretary to Canada’s innovation minister. Continue reading