Premier Li's tour to America Day 5: 'The land of the maple leaf' welcomes Premier Li
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that China and Canada have agreed to strengthen their ties in economic, trade and other fields, and to begin exploratory talks for a potential free trade agreement.
Premier Li Keqiang says the two sides discussed cooperation in finance, tourism, law enforcement, as well as between their local governments.
Premier Li Keqiang and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met for what Li called an inaugural annual dialogue in Ottawa, just three weeks after Trudeau visited China.
On the morning of 20 Sept local time in New York, Premier Li Keqiang met with over a dozen of prominent figures from US economic, financial, academic and media circles at Waldorf Astoria.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
China-Canada relations enjoy a solid foundation and bright prospects as the two economies are highly complementary and the two peoples have a long-time friendship, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said.
China-Canada relations have deep foundation, huge potential and great development opportunities, says Premier Li Keqiang.
China-Canada relations have improved steadily since last year, and the two sides will take advantage of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Canada to expand the scale of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
China's ambassador to Canada has picked up a few things in his 28 months on the job.
China and Canada on Monday pledged to strengthen security cooperation at a high-level dialogue held in Beijing.