He spoke of closer commercial ties between Canada and China and stressed the importance of opening doors for small and medium-sized businesses. The Canada-China agreement builds on this by boosting cultural exchanges and the two-way flow of tourists.
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“The success of the world is inexorably linked to China’s success, and I know that these are not easy conversations to have, but they are necessary ones”.
But today’s deadline for the change was lifted earlier this week after Trudeau met in Beijing with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
“And actually, there’s an opportunity here tonight – gentlemen, it’s 2016”.
It’s not the first time a Canadian prime minister has spoken bluntly while in China about the ever-present issue of that country’s human rights record.
China has expressed reservation over high dockage level found in Canadian canola.
“China is Canada’s fastest-growing tourism market, already its third-largest overseas source market for tourists, and Chinese visitors contribute over $1 billion annually to Canada’s economy”.
The deals signed on Thursday involve companies in sectors from seafood to clean technologies, the trade minister said ahead of a speech by Trudeau.
And how many things do you have on now that are made in China?
“It’s very healthy, it’s great for Canadians, it’s great for Chinese consumers”.
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Before Justin Trudeau’s visit to the Communist nation, China had planned to enforce tighter regulations on the amount of foreign materials – such as weeds, other crops and detritus – permitted in canola exports from Canada.
