Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Beijing from Tuesday to Saturday, marking the first visit by a Canadian leader in almost a decade. This trip aims to improve Canada's tumultuous relationship with China and reduce its reliance on the United States.

• The visit is the first by a Canadian leader since Justin Trudeau's in December 2017.
• Carney will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to discuss trade, energy, agriculture, and international security.
• The two countries’ relations deteriorated after the 2018 arrest of Huawei's founder's daughter in Vancouver and China's retaliatory detention of two Canadians.
• China is Canada's second-largest trade partner, with C$118.7 billion ($85.5 billion) in two-way merchandise trade in 2024.
• Carney announced in July a 25 percent tariff on steel imports containing Chinese steel, while Beijing imposed a 75.8 percent temporary customs duty on canola imports from Canada.
• The leaders' last formal talks in October were described by Carney as a "turning point" for relations.