Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on trade was “constructive” and that he expects the discussions to expand over time as the two sides work to ease their tariff dispute .

Ties deteriorated after Canada imposed tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles, as well as Chinese steel and aluminium last year. Beijing fought back by levying hefty taxes on Canadian canola imports, but said the tariffs were preliminary, keeping the door open for further dialogue.

Both countries have made efforts to repair ties after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office in January and slapped tariffs on their respective imports.

In June, the Chinese premier told Carney in a phone call that there were no deep-seated conflicts of in

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