“What this means is there will be a digital hub directly connecting Canadian companies to over 400 million Chinese consumers”, Trudeau said.
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“Today, I am pleased we are formalizing our efforts to have Alibaba serve as the gateway to China for Canadian businesses of all sizes”, Mr. Ma said.
The Canadian PM had also posted photos of his trip in Beijing, including several meetings with entrepreneurs and when he presented the medal to the Chinese Premier.
Separately, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that Canada will apply for membership in the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Boosting tourism is also part of the government’s plan to build a closer link to China, which has the world’s second-largest economy and an expanding middle class.
Formal free trade talks between Canada and China have yet to proceed because of snags over labour, the environment and concerns linked to Chinese state-owned enterprises, says Ottawa’s envoy to Beijing.
The Canadian envoy to China said Thursday that until now, visa offices for Chinese tourists were limited to cities where Canada has a diplomatic presence.
“I didn’t want this to just be like a walk-on. rescued by superheroes and he thanks them and that’s the end of the story”, Zdarsky said in a June interview. His father, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, was the first Canadian prime minister to visit China.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire, and daughter Ella-Grace walk along a section of the Great Wall of China, in Beijing on Thursday, September 1, 2016.
CBC News reports that Saint-Jacques said, “In terms of personal freedom of course the advent of the internet has meant that now there are a lot more fora [forums] to allow people to express their views”. This has increased the Chinese tourist visiting Canada by nearly 200 percent this year.
Also Wednesday, Canada and China signed a memorandum of understanding on a film co-production treaty; agreed to a program of co-operation from 2017 through 2019 under the Canada-China cultural agreement; and agreed to a statement of co-operation between Parks Canada and China’s National Development and Reform Commission on the establishment, conservation and management of national parks systems.
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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. He noted that now only Americans and Brits visit Canada more than the Chinese.
