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Xi Jinping Hosts Leaders to Mend China Relations

1/15/2026

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President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders to improve relations with China.
South Korea's Lee Jae Myung and Canada's Mark Carney have visited.
Carney is the first Canadian leader to visit China in eight years to repair ties worsened by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Discussions include easing tariffs on electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products.
The UK’s Keir Starmer and Germany’s Friedrich Merz are set to engage with China.

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Story summary

President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders to improve relations with China.
South Korea's Lee Jae Myung and Canada's Mark Carney have visited.
Carney is the first Canadian leader to visit China in eight years to repair ties worsened by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Discussions include easing tariffs on electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products.
The UK’s Keir Starmer and Germany’s Friedrich Merz are set to engage with China.