Minister Van Loan visits Asia

The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, looks out across the Huangpu River to the modern skyscrapers of Pudong, Shanghai at the start of his trade visit to China.

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June 7, 2010

Minister Van Loan visited China and Japan from May 31 to June 7, 2010.

During a four-day trade visit to China, Minister Van Loan:

promoted Canada’s economic success story highlighting Canada as a world-class destination for investment;
announced the Invest in Canada Week that will take place at the Canada Pavillion in October, during the Expo 2010 Shanghai China world's fair;
welcomed the one millionth visitor at the Canada Pavilion, with the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance; and
witnessed the signing of eight contracts and agreements worth more than $4.5 million during a business signing ceremony.

While in Japan, the Minister attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of Ministers responsible for trade in Sapporo, where he held a number of bilateral meetings. In preparation for the G-8 and G-20 Summits in Canada this year, Minister Van Loan emphasized the importance of free and open trade to the global economic recovery. In Tokyo, Minister Van Loan also met with Japanese officials and business leaders, and visited one of the first of a series of 7-Eleven stores being built in Japan using Canadian wood-frame methods and wood products.

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