Canada's François-Philippe Champagne seeks to strengthen economic ties with China amid US-China trade tensions, following Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit.

<img alt="A man in a dark suit speaks to someone holding a smartphone." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e687559e-019d-477e-9449-76be5770413c,1774995086918/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8173%2C4597%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. " width="620" /><p>Canada's finance minister François-Philippe Champagne is in China to...