Canadian companies have signed a number of deals with Chinese companies, it was announced Thursday. ( Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS )BEIJING—On Thursday, the government announced that Canadian and Chinese companies signed 56 new commercial contracts and agreements worth $1.2 billion. The announcement comes on the first leg of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s official visit to China. “I would say the prime minister was quite clear on this.”Article Continued BelowTrudeau and his family arrive in Shanghai, China, where the prime minister hopes to strengthen Canada’s business and cultural ties with the world’s second-largest economy. ( Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press )The prime minister presented China with two medallions by sculptor Dora de Pedery Hunt, who died in 2008.

Source: thestar September 01, 2016 13:47 UTC