At a July 2 MOFCOM press briefing, a reporter noted the Canadian international
trade minister said an autumn meeting with Chinese ministers will include talks
on further tariff removals for canola, peas and seafood. MOFCOM spokesperson He
Yadong said Beijing and Ottawa signed a China‑Canada economic cooperation
roadmap in January, guided by leaders’ consensus, creating preliminary joint
arrangements for managing bilateral trade issues; economic teams have maintained
close communication. China advocates resolving concerns through equal dialogue
and is willing to continue expanding the cooperation list and narrowing the list
of outstanding issues to support healthy, stable and sustainable China‑Canada
economic and trade ties.
