Chinese President Hu Jintao began a visit to resource-rich Canada on Thursday as his host vowed to put human rights at the forefront of agenda largely focused on economics.
China is actively looking for more sources of energy to boost its roaring economy and this year Chinese firms have invested in two projects in Canada’s rich oil sands, in the western province of Alberta, which rival Saudi Arabia’s conventional reserves in size.
Canada also wants to deepen economic ties with China, its No. 2 trade partner after the United States.
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