China and Canada hold second economic and financial strategic dialogue in Vancouver
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland co-chaired the second China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Vancouver. He said China is willing to deepen cooperation to promote stable and healthy bilateral economic ties.
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, the Chinese lead for the China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired the dialogue's second session with Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and International Trade Minister Mary Ng in Vancouver on Monday, 10 November. The dialogue was held under the strategic guidance of the two countries' leaders, with He stating that China-Canada relations have turned a corner and bilateral exchanges are back on track.
He described the dialogue as a concrete measure to implement the important consensus reached by the two sides' leaders. He said China is willing to work with Canada to deepen cooperation in trade, finance and investment, based on principles of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit and seeking common ground while reserving differences. The goal, he added, is to promote the stable and healthy development of the economic relationship and help build a new type of strategic partnership between China and Canada.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Freeland said Canada attaches great importance to relations with China and is willing to work with China to implement the consensus of the two countries' leaders, strengthen policy communication and coordination, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in economic and financial fields. Ng said she hopes to expand practical cooperation in trade and economic fields to achieve greater development in bilateral trade ties.
During the dialogue, the two sides reached a series of mutually beneficial outcomes and consensus. He, Freeland and Ng also jointly attended a China-Canada business roundtable.