Toronto, Canada - Dec 1, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Posters showing "Canada China Business Council", "Promote International Trade and Investment"
2. Ren Hongbin, chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, speaking
3. Various of guests delivering speech, attendees
4. Screen showing speech translation
5. Various of attendees
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Bijan Ahmadi, executive director and COO, Canada China Business Council (partially overlaid with shot 7):
"They are from different sectors -- from the education to minerals, technology, manufacturing, natural resources, agri-food. There are great potentials in each of these areas. The complementarity between our two economies is great and significant, so there are opportunities in different sectors."
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7. Ahmadi speaking
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FILE: Toronto, Canada - 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. National flag of Canada
9. Traffic

FILE: Toronto, Canada - July 23, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Tram moving

FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - May 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Aerial shot of port scene
12. Various of Yantian Port, facilities in operation

A forum on trade and investment cooperation between China and Canada was held on Monday in Toronto, Canada, gathering more than 150 representatives from the political and business sectors of the two countries.

Jointly sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the Canada China Business Council (CCBC), the forum featured Ren Hongbin, chairman of CCPIT, as the keynote speaker.

Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto Luo Weidong, CCBC Executive Director and COO Bijan Ahmadi, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Region Board of Trade Giles Gherson also attended the event and delivered speeches.

Canadian representatives expressed their optimistic views on the positive signals from the just-concluded fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, saying that it is the right time to deepen economic and trade cooperation with China when the global supply chain landscape is undergoing profound changes.

They expressed the willingness to take the annual China International Supply Chain Expo as a platform to utilize their strengths in financial services, resources and energy, advanced manufacturing, and agri-food to deepen strategic collaboration with Chinese enterprises.

"They are from different sectors -- from the education to minerals, technology, manufacturing, natural resources, agri-food. There are great potentials in each of these areas. The complementarity between our two economies is great and significant, so there are opportunities in different sectors," said Ahmadi.

The fourth China International Supply Chain Expo, which has been scheduled for June 22 to 26 in 2026, was also promoted at the forum. Currently, over 300 Chinese and foreign companies have signed agreements to participate in the event.