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Borneo Post
4 days ago
- Business
- Borneo Post
Canada, China premiers agree to 'regularise communications'
The leaders exchanged views on bilateral relations, including the importance of engagement, and agreed to regularise channels of communication between Canada and China. – AFP photo MONTREAL (June 6): Canada and China have agreed to regularise channels of communication, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after a period of strained diplomatic ties between the two countries. Tensions in the relationship soared following Ottawa's arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive on a US warrant in 2018, remaining high in subsequent years amid disputes over human rights and election interference allegations. During the call between Carney and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, 'the leaders exchanged views on bilateral relations, including the importance of engagement, and agreed to regularise channels of communication between Canada and China,' the prime minister's office said in a statement late on Thursday. They also discussed trade and 'committed their governments to working together to address the fentanyl crisis,' the statement added. According to Beijing's state news agency Xinhua, Li told Carney that relations between the countries 'have faced unnecessary disturbances and encountered serious difficulties' in recent years. He added that China is 'willing to work with Canada to jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade' in the face of growing unilateralism and protectionism, Xinhua reported, noting that the call came at Carney's request. The comments were a reference to major disruptions in global trade throughout recent weeks caused by US President Donald Trump, who has slapped stinging tariffs on allies and adversaries alike since beginning a second term in January. China and Canada — both major US trading partners — have been on the receiving end of Washington's recent tariff blitz and are currently engaged in negotiations with the Trump administration. Carney surged to victory in Canada's late April election, a stunning comeback for his Liberal Party that had looked headed for a sure defeat at the start of the year. Beijing stopped short of congratulating Carney following the result, though its foreign ministry said at the time that China was open to improving bilateral ties. Canada's 2018 arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou spurred Beijing to take retaliatory measures that plunged relations into a deep freeze, detaining two Canadians — Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig — on espionage charges. Ties were strained further over allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021, charges Beijing has denied. Ottawa has also been a vocal critic of Beijing's security crackdown in Hong Kong, as well as its treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority. – AFP canada China Li Qiang Mark Carney regularise communication
Mint
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Mint
China willing to improve Canada ties with ‘mutual respect, benefit' after Liberals' Mark Carney wins elections
China said Tuesday it was open to improving ties with Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney won the country's election to lead his Liberal Party to another term in power. "China is willing to develop China-Canada relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. The results in Canada are an extraordinary comeback for the Liberals, who at the start of the year looked headed for an electoral wipeout. Beijing on Tuesday stopped short of congratulating Carney, but said: 'China's position on China-Canada relations is consistent and clear.' Ties between Beijing and Ottawa have been tense in recent years. The arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive on a US warrant in Vancouver in December 2018 and Beijing's retaliatory detention of two Canadians on espionage charges plunged relations into a deep freeze. Ties were strained further over allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021, charges Beijing has denied. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly expelled a Chinese diplomat in 2023 accused of targeting a Canadian opposition lawmaker who has been a vocal critic of the ruling Communist Party in Beijing, as well as his family. Ottawa has also criticised a security crackdown in Hong Kong and China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. And last month, Joly told reporters in Ottawa that China had executed four Canadian citizens in recent weeks, defying pleas from Canada for leniency. China insisted it had acted "in accordance with the law" in carrying out the executions." First Published: 29 Apr 2025, 03:40 PM IST
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
China says ready to improve Canada ties after Carney win
Representative Image (AI) BEIJING": China said Tuesday it was open to improving ties with Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney won the country's election to lead his Liberal Party to another term in power. "China is willing to develop China-Canada relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. The results in Canada are an extraordinary comeback for the Liberals, who at the start of the year looked headed for an electoral wipeout. Beijing on Tuesday stopped short of congratulating Carney, but said: "China's position on China-Canada relations is consistent and clear." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Invest $200 in Amazon without buying stocks to earn a second salary Marketsall Sign Up Undo Ties between Beijing and Ottawa have been tense in recent years. The arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive on a US warrant in Vancouver in December 2018 and Beijing's retaliatory detention of two Canadians on espionage charges plunged relations into a deep freeze. Ties were strained further over allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021, charges Beijing has denied. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly expelled a Chinese diplomat in 2023 accused of targeting a Canadian opposition lawmaker who has been a vocal critic of the ruling Communist Party in Beijing, as well as his family. Ottawa has also criticised a security crackdown in Hong Kong and China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. And last month, Joly told reporters in Ottawa that China had executed four Canadian citizens in recent weeks, defying pleas from Canada for leniency. China insisted it had acted "in accordance with the law" in carrying out the executions.
CNA
29-04-2025
- Politics
- CNA
China says ready to improve Canada ties after Carney win
BEIJING: China said on Tuesday (Apr 29) it was open to improving ties with Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney won the country's election to lead his Liberal Party to another term in power. "China is willing to develop China-Canada relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. The results in Canada are an extraordinary comeback for the Liberals, who at the start of the year looked headed for an electoral wipeout. Beijing on Tuesday stopped short of congratulating Carney, but said: "China's position on China-Canada relations is consistent and clear." Ties between Beijing and Ottawa have been tense in recent years. The arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive on a US warrant in Vancouver in December 2018 and Beijing's retaliatory detention of two Canadians on espionage charges plunged relations into a deep freeze. Ties were strained further over allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021, charges Beijing has denied. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly expelled a Chinese diplomat in 2023 accused of targeting a Canadian opposition lawmaker who has been a vocal critic of the ruling Communist Party in Beijing, as well as his family. Ottawa has also criticised a security crackdown in Hong Kong and China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. And last month, Joly told reporters in Ottawa that China had executed four Canadian citizens in recent weeks, defying pleas from Canada for leniency.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Miliband to block GB Energy from using solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour
Britain's state-owned energy company will not be allowed to use solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour following a Government U-turn, according to reports. Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, will reportedly amend legislation to ensure slavery and human trafficking are not used in the supply chain of GB Energy. It comes after Labour MPs last month blocked an amendment to the Great British Energy Bill to ensure solar panels used in Britain are free of slave labour. No Labour MPs defied the Government by voting for the amendment, but several abstained, including prominent backbench critics such as Rachael Maskell and Alex Sobel, a member of the parliamentary joint committee on human rights. The clean energy market is dominated by China, partly because key raw materials for solar panels are abundant in the Xinjiang region of the country. The region's predominant Uyghur Muslim population has been subject to forced labour and other human rights violations. Ministers are now set to order that solar panels, wind turbines and batteries must not contain material with links to slave labour. The change could make it harder for the Government to reach its goal of clean energy by 2030. A Government source told The Times, which first reported the reversal, that ministers recognised 'the strength of feeling' among colleagues. The newspaper also said campaigners had presented case studies of solar panels which were linked to slave labour being installed on public buildings. A government source told the newspaper: 'We are committed to ensuring Great British Energy is a sector leader in this area, developing resilient, home-grown supply chains free from forced labour, and will bring forward proposals shortly on this.' Andrew Bowie, the acting shadow energy secretary, told The Times the move would lead to a 'real slowdown in the deployment of solar in the United Kingdom'. He said: 'It's a belated realisation that the use of slave labour in the manufacturing of solar technology is real, but Labour really need to answer serious questions about whether their own self-imposed targets can be met without these solar panels, and what they're going to do to address this.' John Flesher, deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, said the change of policy was 'long overdue.' But he went on to warn: 'The government must now act to ensure that this knee-jerk U-turn doesn't damage our environmental goals and the solar industry.' Sarah Champion, the Labour MP for Rotherham who had campaigned on the issue, told the newspaper: 'This is the only way to make sure our transition to net zero is not carried through on the backs of slavery and exploitation.' Luke de Pulford, the executive director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), said he was 'delighted the government has listened and acted'. He said: 'We cannot build a just transition on the backs of Uyghur slaves. Since the 2015 Modern Slavery Act there have been two major changes to primary legislation on forced labour in supply chains. Lord Alton [of Liverpool], supported by IPAC MPs and civil society, was responsible for the amendments that led to both of them. 'We now need to ensure that the law has teeth, and that GB Energy doesn't allow a single solar panel with slave-produced polysilicon, a single battery with slave-processed raw materials, or a wind turbine with slave-produced metals to reach our shores.'
