British News Agency

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid an official visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and, among other things, signed an agreement enabling the export of Chinese electric vehicles to Canada with lower customs tariffs.

While details are still being worked out, it is reported that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to China in late January to continue talks on strengthened trade relations.

According to various international media outlets, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also planning to visit Beijing in the coming weeks as part of broader European engagement with China.

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron plans to visit India in February to attend a major international artificial intelligence conference.

Next week, a high-level EU delegation will also travel to India to finalize an important trade agreement.

Analysts in the Chinese capital see this as a sign that the Communist Party is seeking to take advantage of political uncertainty in the United States and build new strong relationships with the outside world.

Analysts in Beijing view these successive important state visits as an indication of the Communist Party’s effort to capitalize on political uncertainty in the U.S. and establish new strong ties with the outside world.

Wang Huiyao, founder of the Center for China and Globalization and political commentator, said: “We see a deep divide between the EU and the United States, while at the same time relations between Europe and China are developing and strengthening.”

Wang Huiyao added: “Now you see many world leaders visiting our country. China’s role has transformed into a global position in which we have the opportunity to contribute to stability.”