Politics · Canada · 4 hrs ago
Carney to raise election interference with Xi at APEC meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at next week’s APEC summit in Shenzhen.
Carney says he will stress that China should not interfere in Canadian affairs.
A 2025 public inquiry called China the most active foreign interference threat to Canada’s democratic institutions.
The meeting comes as Canada seeks to deepen trade ties with China after years of strained diplomatic relations.
Carney says economic ties will have guardrails, with some areas of Canada’s economy kept off limits to China.
He also said the security risks Canada faces from its partnership with China are much lower than those faced by countries such as the United States, but did not elaborate.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said security risks from Canada’s partnership with China are much lower than those faced by countries such as the United States.
He said this on Tuesday while preparing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Carney said the talks would cover security and a deepening economic partnership, with limits on areas of Chinese involvement in Canada’s economy.
He also said he would raise the importance of China not interfering in Canada’s affairs.
The articles give different dates for the meeting: November 17, or November 18–19.
- Who
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- What
- They are due to meet to discuss security and economic ties. Carney said Canada faces lower security risks from its China partnership than countries such as the United States.
- When
- The meeting is planned for November 2026. One article says November 17; another says November 18–19.
- Where
- At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, according to the Globe and Mail.
- Why
- To discuss security and the countries’ economic partnership, including efforts to broaden bilateral trade.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A public inquiry into alleged election meddling identified China as the most active perpetrator of foreign interference targeting Canada’s democratic institutions.
Carney discussed the security risks of Canada’s partnership with China and plans for talks with Xi.
The Globe and Mail reported that the Carney-Xi meeting was scheduled for this date.
SCMP reported that Carney had confirmed a meeting with Xi at the APEC summit on these dates.
- Canadian prime minister
- Mark Carney
- Chinese president
- Xi Jinping
- Meeting location
- Shenzhen, according to the Globe and Mail
- Meeting date
- November 17, according to the Globe and Mail; November 18–19, according to SCMP
- Inquiry finding
- China was identified as the most active perpetrator of foreign interference targeting Canada’s democratic institutions
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they are much, much, much less than the security risks, for example, of the United States
non-interference in our affairs by China