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Wang Yi Holds Talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China

Updated: October 17, 2025 20:57

On October 17, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Beijing.

Wang Yi stated that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Canada. President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Mark Carney exchanged congratulatory messages, setting the direction for improving and developing China-Canada relations. Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Mark Carney recently held a constructive meeting. Foreign Minister Anita Anand's visit to China provides an important opportunity for both sides to renew the original aspiration of establishing diplomatic relations and to promote a "new start" for China-Canada relations.

Wang Yi noted that the course of the development of China-Canada relations shows that although the two countries have different systems and development paths, they always share extensive common interests and a broad space for cooperation. On the basis of mutual respect, the two countries can become partners that help each other succeed and achieve common development. China is ready to strengthen communication with Canada, enhance understanding, overcome disruptions, rebuild mutual trust, and improve bilateral relations with a forward-looking spirit. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Canada will abide by the one-China principle and safeguard the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Wang Yi said that China is ready to work together with Canada, under the guidance of the important common understandings reached by the leaders of both countries and taking the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership as opportunities, to resume dialogue and exchanges at all levels, address each other's reasonable concerns, explore and tap cooperation potential in various fields, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and strengthen communication and coordination on multilateral affairs. Both sides should jointly uphold multilateralism, safeguard the international economic and trade order, and steer China-Canada relations onto a track of sound, stable, and sustainable development at an early date.

Wang Yi said that the current international landscape is undergoing complex and profound changes, with unilateralism seriously eroding the existing international system. Against this backdrop, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative, which follows the trend of the times and has received positive responses from all sides. The initiative aims to build a more just and equitable global governance system. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Canada will support and echo this initiative.

Anita Anand stated that Canada and China share a profound traditional friendship. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership between Canada and China, which is of milestone significance. Prime Minister Mark Carney attaches great importance to cooperation with China and is committed to recalibrating Canada-China relations. At present, bilateral relations are improving with positive momentum and have made encouraging progress. She expressed the hope that based on the common understandings reached by the leaders of both countries, the two sides will build four pillars of economic and trade cooperation, security cooperation, global governance, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges to elevate the Canada-China strategic partnership to a higher level. Canada adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with China, deepen mutual trust, make full use of dialogue and consultation mechanisms in diplomacy, economy and trade, and promote cooperation in such fields as trade, agriculture, tourism, energy, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Chinese enterprises are welcome to invest and do business in Canada. Canada firmly supports multilateralism and is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination with China, jointly uphold the United Nations' status and support free trade.