07 february 2012, 16h43

PM arrives in China

(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in China Tuesday for a four-day visit. His trip comes as Canada looks to expand into new energy markets as China's demand for oil grows. That demand is also reflected in the billions of dollars that China has invested in Canada's oilfields since 2009. Mr. Harper will also highlight tourism, lumber and commercial links between the two countries in a bid to expand business in those sectors. He is scheduled to hold talks in Beijing with President Hu Jintao, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and other top officials. Mr. Harper is expected to raise China's decision to veto a United Nations resolution that would have supported a plan to see Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power. And the prime minister is expected to raise the issue of human rights with his Chinese hosts.

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