卡尼总理与中国总理李强通话

Prime Minister Carney speaks with Premier of China Li Qiang

6月5日，卡尼（Mark Carney）总理与中国总理李强（Li Qiang）进行了通话。

两国领导人就双边关系交换了意见，包括接触的重要性，并同意将加拿大和中国之间的沟通渠道常态化。

两国领导人还讨论了两国之间的贸易问题。他们对双方贸易部长本周举行的会晤表示欢迎，在此会晤期间加拿大和中国同意尽早召集联合经济贸易委员会（Joint Economic and Trade Commission,JETC），以解决悬而未决的贸易问题。卡尼总理借此机会向李强总理提出了影响农业和农产品贸易的贸易摩擦问题，包括油菜籽和海产品贸易，以及其他一些问题。

两国领导人注意到近期两国就芬太尼和其他阿片类药物问题开展的接触，并承诺两国政府将共同努力应对芬太尼危机。

Canada-China relations

Bilateral relations

Canada's relationship with China is long-standing and dates from well before the establishment of diplomatic relations in1970.

Canada is represented by an embassy in Beijing and consulates general in Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

We work with China at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels. Areas of engagement include trade and investment, environment and climate change, education and culture,and consular affairs.

Cooperation

Through a variety of initiatives,Canada supports work in China on women and children, peaceful pluralism, respect for diversity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and global health. We are also actively promoting international norms and values. TheCanada Fund for Local Initiativesprovides small grants for projects across China that address environmental sustainability, good governance, civil society development, and rights protection for disadvantaged groups.

Our connections

Strong people-to-people ties link Canada and China: over 1.8million Canadian residents are of Chinese origin, and on December31,2023, more than102,000 Chinese citizens held valid study permits for studying at a Canadian educational institution for six months or longer.Chinese is Canada's third most spoken language after English and French,and immigrants born in China (including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)form one of the largest groups within Canada's immigrant population.Tourism flows and ongoing cultural exchanges enrich bilateral linkages.

Trade relations

China remains an important commercial market for Canadian businesses.The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service has identified commercial opportunities for Canadian companies in a number of key sectors.These include:agriculture and agri-food, consumer products, natural resources and energy, design and infrastructure services,and health services.

While recognizing the commercial potential for Canadian businesses,there are associated risks including market access barriers,opaque regulations with uneven and arbitrary implementation,prevalent and persistent intellectual property theft,and the risk of diversion of sensitive goods and technologies intended for civilian use for military purposes and applications.Human rights abuses,such as forced labour,could also impact supply chains of Canadian companies.While Canadian companies are expected to undertake thorough supply chain due diligence to import their goods into Canada,Chinese laws and regulations may inhibit assessment of all aspects and vendors in a company's mainland China operations.

Canada also proactively manages a strategic relationship with China on economic policy, trade policy, and market access, an effort supported in-country by a team of professionals drawn from Canadian federal departments and agencies, including Global Affairs Canada, Finance Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,and the Canadian Border Services Agency.