Wang Yi meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Anand in English.

On the 29th, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, held talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Anand in Ottawa. Wang Yi said he was happy to visit Canada again. Over the past few years, China-Canada relations have experienced ups and downs. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, China-Canada relations have set sail again, with comprehensive restoration of exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and major economic and trade concerns have been properly addressed. In January this year, Prime Minister Trudeau successfully visited China, and the leaders of both countries agreed to promote the construction of a new type of strategic partnership between China and Canada, clarifying the direction of efforts. China looks forward to working with Canada to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, further explore the path of advancing the new type of strategic partnership between China and Canada, prepare for Prime Minister Trudeau's attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Informal Meeting in China, and ensure that the relationship between the two countries continues to develop in a healthy, stable, and sustainable manner. Wang Yi emphasized that the most important lesson brought by the ups and downs of China-Canada relations over the years is that we should adhere to mutual respect, seeking common ground while shelving differences, strategic autonomy, and mutual benefit. Mutual respect means respecting the system and path chosen by each other's people and respecting each other's core interests. The Taiwan issue is at the core of China's core interests. China respects Canada's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and hopes that Canada will also firmly adhere to the One China principle and put it into practice. Seeking common ground while shelving differences means managing differences properly, insisting on dialogue and communication, constantly converging similarities and differences, rather than conducting "megaphone diplomacy." Strategic autonomy means promoting the relationship between the two countries based on their respective national interests, and avoiding interference and influence from third parties. Mutual benefit means expanding and strengthening cooperation, combining China's large market with Canadian resources and technology, and unleashing the potential for mutual beneficial cooperation between the two countries.