Bullied by Trump, Canada weak, Carney looks to China

As with Canada, the rest of the world has been pressured by Washington to fall in line or pay the consequences. In response, Xi Jinping himself is courting other countries for trade and investment, but also warning them not to join his main adversary in reducing global dependence on Chinese supply chains.

–With information from agencies

Mexico City/Gyeongju/Ottawa, October 31 (However).– Mark Carney accepted the invitation of Xi Jinping to visit Chinain the first formal meeting, since 2017, between a Canadian Prime Minister and the Chinese president. It lasted 40 minutes. It did not yield concrete results, says the Canadian press, because both countries come from a very difficult trade war.

Carney desperately seeks new markets for exports to compensate for the economic damage that the Donald Trump’s tariffs are causing Canadians. The Prime Minister said that he believes that Canada y China have reached a turning point in their relationships, which he predicted will result in benefits for Canadian families, businesses and workers. He added that restoring ties with Beijing opens a path to addressing current problems, including the trade war.

Canada’s GDP contracted in August, according to data released today, as a result of the poor relationship with the United States. It is the fourth monthly contraction in five months and was led by a drop in production in both the services sector and the goods sector. In the second quarter the drop was 1.6 percent due to the impact of tariffs on steel, automobiles, lumber and aluminum, along with general trade uncertainty that reduced exports.

President Xi and I met today at the APEC Summit, marking a turning point in the bilateral relationship between Canada and China.

We are committed to renewing the relationship in a pragmatic and constructive way. We each directed our officials to move quickly to resolve… pic.twitter.com/jdPh4lrmtO

— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) October 31, 2025

What is happening with Canada explains what the world is experiencing, pressured by Washington to stand by its side or pay the consequences. Xi Jinping himself, at the Asia-Pacific economic summit, courted other countries for trade and investment, but also implicitly warned them not to join the United States in reducing global dependence on Chinese supply chains.

Mexico is one of the countries that has suffered the most pressure from US foreign policy.

“President Trump’s departure from South Korea the day before meant that Xi was the only superpower leader at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the city of Gyeongju. At the opening of the meeting, Xi could be seen smiling and shaking hands with world leaders and economic and finance ministers who came to greet him. Xi used his moment in the spotlight to introduce China, the world’s second-largest economy and a manufacturing powerhouse, before a room that included the leaders of Japan, Canada, Australia and the host country, South Korea,” he details today. The New York Times.

The Chinese agency Xinhua says that Xi Jinping said he was willing to work with Canada to redirect bilateral relations towards healthy, stable and sustainable development as soon as possible, for the benefit of both peoples.

Xi and Trump meet in Busan to stabilize ties and shore up global trust https://t.co/KN8yiWS8qN#AboutChina #XinhuaNoticias pic.twitter.com/sg21s7YrPC

— China Xinhua Español (@XHespanol) October 30, 2025

“He affirmed that, thanks to the joint efforts of both sides, China-Canada relations have shown a positive dynamic of recovery and improvement, which benefits the common interests of both countries. Xi Jinping affirmed that China values Canada’s statement that it is willing to promote the improvement and development of bilateral relations in a practical and constructive manner. Xi urged both countries to foster objective and rational perceptions of each other, view each other correctly, and push forward the development of bilateral relations from the perspective of common and long-term interests of both countries. both countries,” he adds. Xinhua.

“Earlier, in a speech at the opening of the summit, Xi advocated strengthening industrial supply chains, launching a veiled criticism of the West’s attempts to reduce factory dependence on China. He asserted that China would adhere to the principle of ‘joining forces’ rather than ‘loosening’ and ‘extending chains’ rather than ‘breaking them’. In a separate speech to business leaders, read by a Chinese representative, Xi also leveled indirect criticism at the United States. United States, stating that APEC economies should ‘oppose protectionism, resist unilateral intimidation and prevent the world from returning to the law of the jungle,’” he says. The New York Times.

Earlier this month, China proposed sweeping new controls on the export of rare earth minerals that would have given Beijing extraordinary power over other nations, the newspaper adds. “China controls about 90 percent of the world’s supply of these minerals, vital to the production of virtually all modern technologies, such as semiconductors, batteries and aircraft. China had introduced such controls on rare earths in response to US trade measures, but the measures caused alarm in other countries.”

Despite pressure from Washington, China does not let go of Latin America. He just urged the United States today to heed the call of the international community to immediately lift the blockade and sanctions against Cuba, and remove this country from its list of “State sponsors of terrorism,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guo Jiakun.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted on Wednesday a draft resolution urging the United States to end its economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. The draft resolution was approved with 165 votes in favor and seven against, with 12 abstentions. The United States was among seven countries that voted against the motion. For more than six decades, the United States has been implementing a brutal blockade and illegal sanctions against Cuba, which seriously violates basic international norms, including the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, Guo said in a regular press conference.

The Chinese government spokesperson pointed out that the blockade and sanctions have seriously infringed Cuba’s right to subsistence and development and have wreaked havoc on the Cuban people. “Guo maintained that the approval of the draft resolution demonstrates once again the broad support of the international community for the Cuban people in defending their national sovereignty and opposing foreign interference and the blockade, and proves that unilateralism and intimidation obtain little support,” he says. Xinhua.