Canadians hope PM Harper's China trip will fuel energy ties
<p><span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Harper">Harper</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="city">city</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="downturns">downturns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="Harper">Harper</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Wen">Wen</span> <span word="Jiabao">Jiabao</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Harper">Harper</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> "<span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span>", <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Postmedia">Postmedia</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Harper">Harper</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="reliance">reliance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="weakness">weakness</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vulnerability">vulnerability</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="priority">priority</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="Harper">Harper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="diversify">diversify</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harper">Harper</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entourage">entourage</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Mulroney">Mulroney</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="period">period</span>".</p>
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