Carney to raise foreign interference concerns with Xi in meeting

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will raise concerns about foreign interference in Canada when he meets next week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Carney and Xi are expected to meet in person at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China.“The advantage of these meetings is you can raise issues directly and frankly,” Carney told a press conference in Montreal on Tuesday.Carney said he would be raising the importance Canada attaches “to the non-interference in our affairs by China and other countries.”The prime minister said he also will discuss with Xi the global security climate and the economic partnership between the two countries. He said that partnership “is something that is deepening but has clear guardrails in terms of the areas in which we’re involved.” Story continues below advertisement Carney last met with Xi in January. The two leaders also spoke at last year’s APEC summit — the first formal meeting between the leaders of Canada and China since 2017. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. Carney has been rebuilding Canada’s relationship with China, including increasing tr...