Canada, China should eye a fresh start By Hugh Stephens | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2026-01-15 07:03

Canada, China should eye a fresh start By Hugh Stephens | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2026-01-15 07:03 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/15/WS696820e3a310d6866eb33c6e.html Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit from Wednesday to Saturday to Beijing is a welcome and overdue step to rebuild a more productive relationship with China after a series of setbacks over the past few years, including the Meng Wanzhou and two "Michaels" affair, allegations of Chinese interference in Canada's internal political process and the imposition of reciprocal punitive tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products respectively. The last visit to China by a Canadian prime minister was that of Justin Trudeau in 2017, back in the days when Chinese officials talked of a new "golden era" for China-Canada relations.