Canadian delegation visits China seeking cooperation

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Published June 16, 2015 at 9:47 PM
Updated June 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM

China and Canada have a long history of cooperation in science, trade, and agriculture. The Deputy Minister of Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food, Andrea Lyon, along with 67 delegates from government and industrial sectors are in China’s southwest city of Chongqing seeking agricultural cooperation. CCTV’s Liu Yang filed this report on how this is the most comprehensive Canadian agricultural delegation ever to visit southwest China.

Other details:

  • Chongqing is of strategic intersection because of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Silk Road Economic Belt.
  • In 2014, according to the government data, Chongqing’s GDP totaled 1.4 trillion yuan, up 10.9 percent compared to the previous year, and its GDP growth rate was top-ranked nationwide.
  • The total amount of its imports and exports reached $95.5 billion, and total amount of foreign investment reached 10.63 billion, which was first in southwest China.

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