Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada's improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping, declaring that their nations were charting a new course in cooperation at a time of global division and disorder.

As a potential reversal of a significant policy implemented just over a year ago, the Canadian government is reportedly

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, hoping for closer ties as he looks to reduce his country's dependence on the United States.It will be Carney's first official trip to China as prime minister,

China and Canada signed six initial cooperation agreements on Thursday during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing, covering areas including energy, crime, culture, forestry and food safety.

Talks on reducing Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola are productive and continuing, even as Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Beijing, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday. Mr. Carney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit China in eight years, arrived in Beijing Wednesday evening.

The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.

Meeting comes after Canadian prime minister arrives in Beijing to hold meetings with Chinese president, premier - Anadolu Ajansı