Foreign Minister Joly in China in First High-Level Meeting in Years

Published on July 18, 2024

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is conducting an official visit to China this week in a bid to reinforce bilateral ties. The visit was first announced by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said Ms. Joly would be visiting from July 18 to 20. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) later confirmed the visit in a statement, saying the minister would be in Beijing on July 19 “to discuss Canada-China relations as well as complex global and regional security issues.” Ottawa also seeks to discuss avenues of collaboration and to enhance “already deep ties between the people of Canada and China,” said the statement....

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