Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping make their way to their seats after shaking hands at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju on Friday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he raised Chinese foreign interference in Canada during his first meeting with President Xi Jinping, adding Beijing doesn’t understand the degree of concern among Canadians about the issue.

Speaking to reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Mr. Carney also defended the lack of announcements or resolutions to an ongoing trade war with China that is hurting Canadian farmers and fishermen.

Mr. Carney and Mr. Xi met Friday at APEC for nearly 40 minutes. It was the first formal meeting between a Canadian prime minister and the Chinese President in eight years.

Carney accepts Xi’s i

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