Japan, Canada Leaders Discuss Bilateral Trade, Economy, and China

Japan, Canada Leaders Discuss Bilateral Trade, Economy, and China
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 12, 2023. Blair Gable/Reuters
Aldgra Fredly
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 12 to discuss expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as well as their approach to the increasing military assertiveness of the Chinese communist regime in the Indo-Pacific region.

Part of Kishida’s tour of G-7 nations, the visit was his first to Canada as Japan’s head of government.