On June 15, the Chinese Embassy in Canada hosted a symposium themed “Working Together to Build the China-Canada New Strategic Partnership.” More than 50 experts, scholars and representatives from various sectors attended the event, including the Honourable Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; the Honourable Senator Clément Gignac and Zoe Royer, M.P., Co-Chairs of the Canada-China Legislative Association; and the Honourable Martin Cauchon, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

H.E. Wang Di, Chinese Ambassador to Canada, briefed the participants on the recent positive progress in China-Canada relations. He noted that the two sides should uphold mutual respect, seek common ground while shelving differences, pursue mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, deepen practical cooperation, maintain strategic independence, work together to improve global governance, and keep bilateral relations moving in the right direction. He also emphasized the need to support people-to-people and subnational exchanges between the two countries and foster a favorable atmosphere for the further development of China-Canada relations.

In their remarks, Mr. Blois, Senator Gignac and Ms. Royer spoke highly of China-Canada relations and stressed Canada’s readiness to work with China to deepen the new strategic partnership and promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Participants praised the achievements of Chinese path to modernization, expressed support for expanding China-Canada practical cooperation, and called for enchanced mutual understanding and trust between the two countries.