On January 5, Vice President Han Zheng met with former Canadian Prime Minister Chrétien in Beijing. Han Zheng appreciated Chrétien's long-term contributions to the development of Sino-Canadian relations. He said that in October of last year, President Xi Jinping successfully met with Prime Minister Carney in South Korea, reached an important consensus on promoting the further improvement and development of Sino-Canadian relations, provided strategic guidance, and opened a new chapter in Sino-Canadian relations. China and Canada have extensive common interests and broad scope for cooperation. We are willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Canada to promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development of bilateral relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect. Chrétien positively evaluated the good momentum achieved in the development of Canada-China relations, saying that the economies of Canada and China are highly complementary, that bilateral relations have broad prospects, and that he is willing to continue to actively promote the healthy and stable development of Canada-China relations.

On January 5, Vice President Han Zheng met with former Canadian Prime Minister Chrétien in Beijing. Han Zheng appreciated Chrétien's long-term contributions to the development of Sino-Canadian relations. He said that in October of last year, President Xi Jinping successfully met with Prime Minister Carney in South Korea, reached an important consensus on promoting the further improvement and development of Sino-Canadian relations, provided strategic guidance, and opened a new chapter in Sino-Canadian relations. China and Canada have extensive common interests and broad scope for cooperation. We are willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Canada to promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development of bilateral relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect. Chrétien positively evaluated the good momentum achieved in the development of Canada-China relations, saying that the economies of Canada and China are highly complementary, that bilateral relations have broad prospects, and that he is willing to continue to actively promote the healthy and stable development of Canada-China relations.