BEIJING: China&#39;s top diplomat said during a trip to Ottawa that high-level political and security talks with Canada would resume, Beijing&#39;s foreign ministry said on Saturday, in a further sign of improving ties. The relationship has warmed in recent months even as Ottawa&#39;s ties with traditional ally Washington have soured following Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney&#39;s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in January.&nbsp;&lsquo;Fully restored&rsquo;Wang Yi&#39;s short visit to Canada, which began on Thursday, was the first by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade. &quot;Bilateral relations have set sail anew, exchanges and cooperation across all fields have been fully restored and the major economic and trade concerns of both sides have been properly addressed,&quot; Wang told his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.&nbsp;High-level dialogue&quot;The two sides agreed... to resume consultations on political and security issues at the foreign ministry level, as well as high-level dialogue on national security and the rule of law,&quot; the statement said. Beijing lowered some duties on Canadian goods this year, while Ottawa agreed to import tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles under preferential tariffs.&nbsp;$90B bilateral trade&nbsp;According to China&#39;s foreign ministry, Anand told Wang that Canada was &quot;looking forward to increasing exports to China by 50% before 2030&quot;. Bilateral trade between the countries reached nearly $90 billion in 2025, up 4.9% year-on-year, according to analysis by the University of Alberta, as Canadian exports to China surged by 13.8%.

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Beijing lowered some duties on Canadian goods this year, while Ottawa agreed to import tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles under preferential tariffs.

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China's top diplomat says Canada ties 'fully restored'

China's top diplomat says Canada ties 'fully restored'