The following is excerpted from the 12 July 2012 edition of CBC News.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is currently on a tour of Asian countries, in which he is expected to deepen Canada's business relationship with China, our second-biggest trading partner.

In a statement released on July 6, Baird said, “Strong trade winds are swirling across the Asia-Pacific region, and Canada, as a Pacific nation, will be a major player in these exciting times.”

This article is available in its entirety at:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/06/19/f-canada-china-trade.html

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