Trade High on Trudeau's Agenda for Visit to China Next Week

  • Prime minister seeks to boost business ties on Dec. 3-7 visit
  • Canada has explored opening free-trade talks with China

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Trade will be high on the agenda when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits China next week in a bid to boost business ties with the world’s second-largest economy.

The Dec. 3-7 trip comes as Trudeau wrestles with free-trade pacts in North America and with other partners in Asia. The visit is aimed at promoting a "progressive trade agenda and tourism initiatives that will create good, middle class jobs" and seeking greater cooperation on fighting climate change, according to a statement Sunday from Ottawa.