The recent trade deal negotiated by Canada and China, which resolved several areas of trade conflict between the two countries, has led to escalating rhetoric between the Trump administration and the Canadian political leadership.

During a visit to China by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada and China were able to work through some of their trade conflicts and reach an apparent truce. However, the Canada-China trade relationship still faces hurdles and long-term uncertainty, due in part to Canada's need

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China has led to the announcement of resolutions to several high-profile trade disputes between the two countries.

As part of a study on Canadian Supply Chains, Forced Labour, and Related Imports, the Canadian Parliament recently had discussions of various aspects of forced labor in China.

The Canadian government is gathering stakeholder input on next year's USMCA review, and as part of that process there have been some detailed discussions about how China factors into the considerations.

On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in South Korea. Several trade issues were discussed, although nothing has been resolved yet.

Adding to the list of Canada-China trade conflicts, the Canadian government announced on Friday that it was initiating anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigations on imports of truck bodies from China.