Abrupt change of plans for International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne came just after Prime Minister Trudeau and China’s president held a private dinner in Beijing Tuesday night. The prime minister says pursuing free trade with…
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Blunder in Beijing risks undermining Canada on NAFTA
It may take some time to figure out exactly why things went sideways for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in China this week. But this much is clear: He went all the way to Beijing holding…
Canada’s trade minister stays behind in Beijing to keep hopes of free trade with China alive
Abrupt change of plans for International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne came just after Prime Minister Trudeau and China’s president held a private dinner in Beijing Tuesday night. The prime minister says pursuing free trade with…
With no formal trade talks, Trudeau leaves international trade minister in Beijing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to work toward the goal of starting formal trade negotiations with China despite continued differences over a number of significant issues, even if that means leaving his…
Beijing is rapidly demolishing its own city, and 27,000 billboards are next
Workers dismantle a signboard of a hotel due to a citywide outdoor billboard remediation project in Beijing, China November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Beijing has deemed 27,000 signs across the city illegal, and intends to remove…
Trudeau set to meet China’s ‘paramount leader’ as free trade talks fail to emerge in Beijing
Canada and China say exploratory discussions on trade will continue, but the formal launch of free trade negotiations will be delayed. The news came as Trudeau prepared to meet President Xi Jinping for a private…
Canada-China free trade talks in limbo in Beijing
The fate of expected free trade talks between Canada and China is now uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged from a meeting with Premier Li Keqiang Monday to announce the two countries will merely…
Free trade talks with China will not yet begin
And a scheduled bilateral news conference was abruptly cancelled by the Chinese according to the prime minister’s office. “I’m pleased we will continue our exploratory discussions towards a comprehensive free trade agreement between Canada and…
Beijing’s Migrant Clearances May Hurt Growth and Stoke Inflation
A campaign by the authorities in Beijing to clear out homes and businesses used by the poorest of the city’s 8 million migrant population has set off a chain of events that could shrink the…
On Trudeau’s 2nd trip to China, time may be ripe to advance free trade
because they had said ‘We will give you what we gave Australia and that would be good for you,'” Saint-Jacques said in an interview with CBC News. “But we said we have a lot more…
Trade minister plans to press China on jailed B.C. winery owners during trip
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says during a trip to China he plans to raise the case of two Canadian winery owners from British Columbia who have been held by Chinese authorities…
Beware of espionage risk with China in trade talks, ex-security officials say
China has denied launching cyber attacks on Canada … Watch Question Period Sunday mornings on CTV, CTV News Channel, CTVNEWS.CA, and CTV News GO at 11 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. MT and…
Beijing citizens regain their voice and challenge authority
As a double wave of angst swept Beijing, its residents found their voice on social media. Seasoned watchers of China’s pervasive censorship haven’t seen anything like it for a long time. The Xu siblings were…
