Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with media at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he expects to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this week at an international summit in South Korea as the two countries attempt to repair a six-year rupture in relations and resolve a punishing trade war.

It’s the first time the Canadian leader, who is seeking to shift trade away from the increasingly protectionist United States under Donald Trump , has confirmed a meeting with Mr. Xi that both sides have been trying to set up for months.

Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, where he is attending another summit, Mr. Carney wouldn’t rule out relaxing investment restrictions placed in the way of Chinese capital under predecessor Justin Trudeau, saying

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