“And actually, there’s an opportunity here tonight – gentlemen, it’s 2016”.
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“In meetings with government and business leaders – including women entrepreneurs – we explored ways of connecting even more Canadian businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to the increasingly important Chinese market”.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (second from left) meets with the Chairman of the National Peoples Congress Zhang Dejiang (second from right) at the Geat Hall of the People. I am encouraged by the discussions today, and know that they will go a long way in deepening understanding between our two countries and increasing opportunities for our middle class. When asked about the possibility of a free trade treaty, Canadian trade minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday in Shanghai that Ottawa would be “taking its time” on the matter.
The Canadian government will open seven additional visa application centres in China to help serve a growing number of Chinese tourists who are crossing the Pacific to explore Canada.
The Canadian envoy to China told reporters that until now, visa offices for Chinese tourists were limited to cities where Canada has a diplomatic presence.
Farmers across Canada breathed a sigh of relief as China promised an extension on Thursday’s fast-approaching deadline to introduce rule changes on Canadian canola shipments – a dispute that had threatened to inflict damage on the multibillion-dollar agricultural sector. Li did say that China and Canada would continue communicating on the issue.
China based Alibaba Group, the largest retail commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Canadian government.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon landed earlier today in Hangzhou.
The portion of the Wall they walked was temporarily closed to the public – providing them with a peaceful section to stroll, away from the usual hordes of visitors.
While there, Trudeau announced that the two countries would co-operate on the development of Chinese national parks. This has increased the Chinese tourist visiting Canada by nearly 200 percent this year.
Earlier this week China and Canada agreed to an extension on the contentious canola file.
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Larry Weber looks at Canada’s wheat exports and sees no reason why canola can’t follow suit. Every year, Canada exports about four million tons of canola seeds to China, which is 40% of Canada’s annual canola seed exports.
