On February 17, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly at the latter's request on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Wang Yi said that China-Canada relations have long been at the forefront of China's relations with Western countries, and the current difficult situation is not what China wants to see. It is in the fundamental interests of both countries to promote the stabilization of China-Canada relations from further deterioration and achieve the improvement and development of bilateral relations. The economies of China and Canada are highly complementary and there is no conflict of fundamental interests between the two sides. The two sides are not rivals, let alone enemies, and should be partners of cooperation. As China and Canada differ in system, history and culture, the two sides should respect and learn from each other to expand consensus and rebuild trust to achieve win-win cooperation.

Wang Yi clarified China's position on bringing China-Canada relations back to a sound and stable track, expressing the hope that Canada could establish a correct understanding of China, take a long-term view of bilateral relations, and provide positive anticipation for practical cooperation; stop hyping up the "China threat" theory, stop spreading false information about the so-called "Chinese interference in Canada's internal affairs", and stop overstretching the concept of national security regarding exchanges in economy and trade as well as science and technology. The two sides should earnestly respect each other's core interests, and take concrete actions to safeguard the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Joly extended to the Chinese side her greetings for the Chinese New Year of the Dragon, noting that Canada pursues pragmatic diplomacy and is committed to improving its relations with China. Canada is ready to make joint efforts with China to overcome difficulties, build trust, carry out cooperation in climate change, biodiversity, public health and other fields, and strengthen people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Canada will continue to pursue the one-China policy.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza, among others.