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applegrove

(123,625 posts) Tue Apr 25, 2017, 02:35 PM Apr 2017

Canada pursues possible trade deal with China as softwood lumber dispute with U.S. heats up

by Susan Lunn at CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/canada-china-trade-deal-1.4083723

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Exploratory free trade talks are underway this week as Canadian and Chinese officials visit one another's countries to discuss what a potential agreement might look like.

Chinese officials are gathering at the offices at Global Affairs Canada, while two federal ministers, International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, are in China.

In Washington on Friday, Morneau said his China trip will focus on furthering relationships with his Chinese counterparts and key industry players, while Champagne works to promote the use of Canadian lumber in home construction.

Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr will travel to China in June with forestry leaders to further look for new markets.

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Canada pursues possible trade deal with China as softwood lumber dispute with U.S. heats up (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2017 OP

Trump has a problem with softwood underpants Apr 2017 #1

Stick it to 'em True Dough Apr 2017 #2

My friends here in Canada riverbendviewgal Sep 2017 #3

Umm no Cedar_son Oct 2017 #4

Newp Cedar_son Oct 2017 #5

Saw an article that said maybe Canada will do a free trade deal with applegrove Oct 2017 #6

Well, Brexit did too! Cedar_son Oct 2017 #7

underpants

(187,417 posts)

1. Trump has a problem with softwood

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 02:37 PM

Apr 2017

True Dough

(20,915 posts)

2. Stick it to 'em

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 02:38 PM

Apr 2017

Trudeau!!!!

riverbendviewgal

(4,331 posts)

3. My friends here in Canada

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 08:13 AM

Sep 2017

Are all for this. China is a good alternative.

Sorry for the good half of America like those on DU,

My NJ brother is a Trump lover. I cut off commutation with him since Trump is president.

Cedar_son

(50 posts)

4. Umm no

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:45 PM

Oct 2017

China is NOT a "good alternative" unless you want to do business with a maffia state with its boot on the neck of its own people with NO regard for rule of law. The US elects a dumbass who says racist things and you'll trade it up for a fascist regime committing cultural genocide and threatening our allies?

You like the idea of Chinese companies being able to import their own workforce?

You like the idea of China not abiding by a single thing it says it will in the agreement?

You like the idea of China forcing Canadian tech companies to give up their trade secrets then China closing down the Canadian contingent of the company in China so the local state-owned corps don't have to compete?

Trudeau is an absolute idiot when it comes to China as are the Bay St. Libs. Don't by his bullshit. An FTA with China is bad news.