On September 3, under the guidance of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Canada, the China-Canada Economic and Trade Cooperation Roundtable Meeting was held in Vancouver, British Columbia. The event was hosted by the Canada China Chamber of Commerce and organized by Bank of China (Canada). Chinese Ambassador to Canada Wang Di delivered written remarks.

Ambassador Wang said that bilateral economic and trade cooperation has always been a mainstay of China-Canada relations. He expressed the hope that the Chinese and Canadian business communities, financial institutions and First Nations communities will continue to strengthen communication and collaboration, enable bilateral economic and trade cooperation to better serve as a stabilizer and propeller of bilateral relations, and lay an even more solid foundation for the China—Canada new strategic partnership.

Nearly 60 representatives from Chinese and Canadian companies and institutions attended the event. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, former Senator Victor Oh, former Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Ernie Daniels, President and CEO of the First Nations Finance Authority, Xu Qingjun, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, and Deng Jun, President of the Canada China Chamber of Commerce, attended the event and delivered remarks.

The roundtable meeting discussed the future direction of China-Canada economic and trade cooperation, including cooperation on green transition, indigenous finance and community development, etc. Participants generally agreed that China-Canada economic and trade cooperation enjoys broad prospects.