Balance of Power

Carney Courts China’s Xi in Canada Reset for Trump Era

The prime minister is looking to strengthen ties with global powers in search of export markets beyond the US.
Mark Carney at the G-20 meeting in South Africa in November.Photographer: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

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When Prime Minister Mark Carney lands in Beijing tomorrow, it will mark the first official visit by a Canadian leader to China in eight years.