Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, speaks during a new conference at the closing of the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu hold a news conference at the closing of the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, speaks during a new conference at the closing of the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne hold a news conference at the closing of the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu participates in a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (out of frame) during the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem participates in a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (out of frame) during the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne participates in a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (out of frame) during the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne (2L) participates in a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (out of frame) during the ChinaCanada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP via Getty Images)