GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"We had a discussion on foreign interference," Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.

"I don't think they recognize the level of concerns we have about these issues, but we manage these issues in Canada; we have a structure to manage them."

The prime minister also referred to China as "the rising economic power."

Carney and Xi met alongside top officials Friday for 40 minutes, in what was the first formal meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2017. Both characterized it as a turning point in the relationship.

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