CHINA: BEIJING MAYOR WELCOMES CANADIAN BUSINESS.(Brief Article)

According to China Times (February 13, 2001), Beijing Mayor Liu Qi conveyed on Monday that China is open to Canadian firms conducting business in the capital. Liu made the remarks during a meeting with Canadian Minister of International Trade Pierre Pettigrew, who is in China along with Prime Minister Jean Chretien..

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