李克强会见加拿大庞巴迪公司总裁兼首席执行官

国务院副总理李克强（现国务院总理）2月中旬在北京会见加拿大庞巴迪公司总裁兼首席执行官布多昂。

李克强说，中加同为亚太重要国家，近年来，双方合作领域越来越宽，共同利益越来越多，在大项目合作上取得突破，两国战略伙伴关系向前发展的基础更加坚实，对地区乃至世界的繁荣稳定也产生积极影响。

李克强指出，中国正在推动产业转型升级，而加拿大制造业、高科技产业和服务业发达。中方愿同加方一道，提供公平竞争、更加便利的投资兴业环境，鼓励两国企业按商业原则加强长期合作，实现互利发展，并共同开拓第三方市场。

布多昂表示对中国市场未来发展充满信心，希望在交通设备研发、制造和管理等方面深化与中方合作。

贸促会会长万季飞，外交部副部长张志军，商务部国际贸易谈判代表兼副部长高虎城等会见时在座。

In mid February, Li Keqiang, Vice Premier (now Premier) of the State Council, and Pierre Beaudoin, President and CEO of Bombardier Inc., met in Beijing.

Mr. Li said that both China and Canada were considered to be important factors in regards to Asia Pacific. In recent years, the cooperation between those two countries has shown steady growth, and there have been positive breakthroughs on large projects between the two, which have created increased mutual benefits to both China and Canada. The firm foundation between the two countries has been growing stronger through a strategic partnership, which has been positive not only for Asia Pacific, but for the entire world.

Mr. Li emphasized the fact that China has been giving impetus to the transformation and upgrading of its industries, just as Canada has been developed in its manufacturing sector, its high-tech industry, and its service industries. Mr. Li also confirmed China’s eagerness to cooperate with Canada by offering favorable investment opportunities, featuring fair competition, and providing a greater convenience when joining partnerships in the booming industries of China. He encouraged the two Countries to expand their long-term cooperation in conjunction with judicial commercial principles, so as to continue achieving mutual benefits and developments to both countries. Mr. Li said that China is also willing to explore a third-party market with Canada.

Mr. Beaudoin said that he was confident in the future developments of the China markets. He hoped to deepen the cooperation with China in research and development, in manufacturing, and in the management of transportation facilities.

Other attendees of this meeting included Mr. Wan Jifei, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Mr. Zhang Zhijun, Vice Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Gao Hucheng, China International Trade Representative (ministerial level) and Vice Minister of Commerce of PRC.