China says it will grow relations with Canada on basis of mutual respect
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China will continue to grow bilateral relations with Canada on the basis of mutual respect and equality.
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BEIJING - China will continue to grow bilateral relations with Canada on the basis of mutual respect and equality, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, after Mr Mark Carney won the race to lead Canada’s ruling party
Mr Carney, a two-time central banker who has never held elected office, won the leadership race with 86 per cent of the votes cast on March 9, and will succeed Mr Justin Trudeau, who resigned in January.
Speaking at a regular press conference on March 10, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning congratulated Mr Carney on his win, while urging Canada to work with China to promote improvement and development of relations.
“We expect Canada to adhere to an objective and rational understanding of China and pursue a positive and pragmatic policy towards China,” Ms Mao said on March 10.
Mr Carney’s victory came just a day after Beijing announced tariffs
The levies, scheduled to take effect on March 20, match the import duties Canada imposed of 100 per cent on China-made electric vehicles and 25 per cent on steel and aluminium products
Ms Mao defended China’s countermeasures as entirely “legitimate and reasonable”, telling the Canadian side to correct its “wrong practices” to provide a fair, non-discriminatory and predictable environment for the two countries’ enterprises. REUTERS
