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Prime Minister Harper meets with Chinese President Hu
8 September 2012
Vladivostok, Russia
This morning, on the margins of the APEC Leaders' Meeting, Prime Minister Harper met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The meeting allowed both Leaders to reaffirm their commitment to strengthening the Canada-China Strategic Partnership, including through deepening economic cooperation, increasing people-to-people exchanges, and enhancing cooperation on international and regional issues.
The leaders discussed a broad range of issues, including the global economy, bilateral trade and investment, international peace and security, including the situation in Syria, and human rights.
Following the meeting, both leaders witnessed the signing of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement by the Honourable Edward Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and his Chinese counterpart, Minister Chen Deming. This agreement will provide stronger protection for Canadians investing in China
Today's bilateral meeting and signing ceremony follows the very productive visit to China that Prime Minister Harper undertook in February.
