China announces Foreign Minister Wang Yi visit to Canada

China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Canada next week, seeking to build a new type of strategic partnership, Beijing said Friday.

At the invitation of Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Canada from May 28 to 30. This will be the first trip to Canada by a Chinese foreign minister in 10 years, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference in Beijing.

China hopes the visit will enhance political trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, manage differences and keep bilateral relations on a healthy, stable and sustainable track, he added. China and Canada struck a trade deal in January during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit, cutting tariffs on electric vehicles and canola.