Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announces:

As agreed by China and Canada, the first China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue will be held in Beijing on November 12. China's State Councilor Wang Yong will co-chair the dialogue with Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr.

The China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue was officially launched in 2017 as a dialogue on strategic, overall and long-term issues in economic and financial fields on a regular basis between China and Canada, which aims to deepen practical cooperation in economic and financial areas between the two countries, strengthen communication and coordination on major international economic and financial issues between the two sides and promote sustained sound growth of China-Canada strategic partnership.

Upon agreement, at the first China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue, discussions will be held on macro-economic situation and global economic governance, trade and investment cooperation and financial cooperation, etc.