Asked about the remarks, Saint-Jacques denied that the two sides had agreed to begin formal negotiations. Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the bank will make an important impact around the world, and Canada’s economy – and the companies that keep it humming – stand to benefit by taking part.
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Trudeau said that the two sides will step up trade and investment.
The prime minister presented China with two medallions by sculptor Dora de Pedery Hunt, who died in 2008.
“And as you know, those areas are problematic”, he said. “It gets more handsome every time I come”. “I also made it clear to the leaders I met that Canada wants to increase engagement with a peaceful, stable, and prosperous China.” Rt.
China has been pushing for a free trade treaty with Canada that would be similar to the ones they already have in place with Australia and New Zealand.
While Trudeau has said he hopes to broaden trade with the growing superpower, he has been cautious about stating he would like pursue formal talks.
David Mulroney, a former Canadian ambassador to China from 2009 to 2012 and the current president of the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, says Canada’s awkward relationship with China and its money isn’t surprising given Ottawa’s incoherent, on-again, off-again China policy over the past decade.
“This is an important element that Prime Minister Trudeau is promoting in his visit to China”, said Guy Saint-Jacques, who joined Trudeau at the Great Wall of China for an announcement that the countries would co-operate on the development of Chinese national parks.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Wednesday August 31, 2016.
In addition to opening up new economic opportunities, Mulroney says Trudeau’s promise to “reset” Canada’s relationship with China may help smooth out some of the lumps that are now giving Canadians indigestion. Trudeau was also greeted by a Chinese honour guard, ceremonial cannon blasts and a booming rendition of “O Canada”, which echoed across Tiananmen.
Canola Council spokesman Brian Innes says discussions will continue about Chinese concerns regarding the canola disease “blackleg”. The medallions, featuring Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune – a hero in China for his landmark work there as a medical innovator in the 1930s – were among 75 struck for the Canadian government.
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Li also said the case of a Canadian citizen detained in China on suspicion of spying was being handled according to law.
