Canada’s Foreign Minister Meets Chinese Counterpart During Beijing Visit

(Left) Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand gives a press conference in Brussels on Feb. 16, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images); China's foreign minister Wang Yi at a press conference in Beijing on March 8, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

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.