Officials are trying to set up a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping during Carney's upcoming trip to Asia.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will visit China this week, part of an effort to mend fences as a painful trade war with Beijing grinds on.

The Anand visit, announced Friday, may end up being a prelude to a leader-level meeting later this fall between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two have not met since Mr. Carney took office.

A government source said officials in Canada and China are trying to arrange a meeting between Mr. Carney and Mr. Xi during the Prime Minister’s coming trip to Asia.

Both are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum in South Korea in late October. The Gl

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