China foreign minister Wang Yi to visit Ottawa May 28-30

China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, will visit Ottawa from May 28 to 30, marking the first such trip by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade. Wang is expected to meet with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, to discuss the recently updated Canada-China Strategic Partnership, including trade, investment, and global security, according to a statement from Anand’s office.

The visit follows a thaw in bilateral relations that began earlier this year when Prime Minister Mark Carney traveled to Beijing in January with Anand, the first Canadian prime ministerial visit to China since 2017. That trip resulted in an updated strategic partnership framework after years of strained ties. Relations between the two countries had soured significantly after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 at the request of the United States. China subsequently detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were held for nearly three years before being released in 2021.

In a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said bilateral relations have maintained a positive momentum of growth after experiencing a turnaround, adding that the upcoming trip to...