Trudeau Defends ‘Progressive’ Trade Agenda as China Talks Sputter

Canada appears to be running out of time to salvage FTA launch
Prime minister touts investment benefits in Guangzhou

A shipping container is placed on a truck at the Port of Vancouver terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The Port of Vancouver, Canada's biggest, is being hemmed in as property is snapped up for housing, offices, and even movie sets. The regional port authority estimates that the region may run out of industrial land within 10 years, which could push some of its $200 billion of trade to rival gateways.
Photographer: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg

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By Chris Fournier

December 5, 2017 at 9:42 PM EST

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December 6, 2017 at 6:04 AM EST

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued to push his progressive trade message in China, even as his efforts to launch formal talks with Beijing appeared increasingly doomed.

Trudeau said in a speech in the southern Chinese manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong on Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on the need to work together on economic growth. He reaffirmed calls for China to accept elements it doesn’t usually seek in trade deals, such as provisions for labor, gender and environmental rights.

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