Trudeau is seeking deeper ties with China but the canola spat, government divisions over China policy and the case of a detained citizen could limit his gains. China says the standard is necessary to prevent the spread of blackleg disease from Canadian canola into Chinese crops of rapeseed, another name for the agricultural commodity. Prime Minister Trudeau and chief executive of Alibaba Group Jack Ma speak at the China Entrepreneur Club Leaders Forum. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters after Trudeau's speech that Canada had made very clear what a key issue canola is. Under the new standard, China will allow no more than one per cent of foreign matter per canola shipment, down from a current maximum of 2.5 per cent.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2016 13:30 UTC