China's commerce minister vows to expand co-operation with Canada

BEIJING — China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has pledged to keep reducing problems and expanding co-operation with Canada in a meeting with Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, Wang's ministry said on Wednesday (Nov 4) .

They had "candid and in-depth" exchanges on economic and trade relations, co-operation in traditional and emerging fields as well as mutual economic and trade concerns at a meeting on Tuesday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said

Wang said China was willing to work with Canada to "shorten list of problems and lengthen list of co-operation", according to the statement

The two countries struck an initial trade deal in January during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing that cut electric vehicle and canola tariffs in a reset of ties

China-Canada trade consultations had recently made positive progress, including a further extension of relevant exemption measures under the preliminary joint arrangement, Wang said. The statement did not elaborate

China and Canada should consolidate co-operation in traditional sectors such as energy, agricultural and aquatic products and consumer goods, and expand co-operation in emerging fields such as advanced manufacturing, clean energy and smart agriculture, Wang added

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