President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo against Canada landed just as Mark Carney was setting out on a mission to insulate his country from the fallout of the trade war.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to walk an international tightrope over the next week as he departs Friday for a set of Indo-Pacific Summit meetings, one of which involves both the United States and China.

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expected to meet senior Chinese leaders soon but sidestepped a question about dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange

Amid a back-and-forth tariff war between two of the world's biggest economies, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are preparing to meet in a matter of hours. In South Korea, Mr. Trump is seeking to make progress with Xi in his first in-person meeting with China's leader since returning to the White House.