However, the shadow cast by the Meng Wanzhou incident continued to loom large, preventing the two countries from emerging from their stalemate for several years thereafter. In November 2022, Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, had an informal diplomatic exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Although it was just a brief interlude, the disharmony evident in their interaction reflected the lack of political trust between China and Canada.
