China is willing to deepen cooperation with Canada while eliminating “interference”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart at a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. The comments came after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s arrival in the Chinese capital on a four-day state visit, the first by a Canadian head of government in nearly a decade. Carney is set to meet Premier Li Qiang later on Thursday and President Xi Jinping on Friday. “China is willing to enhance communication with Canada, foster mutual trust, eliminate interference and deepen cooperation,” Wang, China’s top diplomat, told Canadian Foreign ... (full story)