China's Premier Wen Jiabao declared Canada to be new state-approved tourist destination for Chinese during a talk with the visiting Canadian Premier Stephen Harper Thursday.

"China is looking forward to Canada's multiple trade strategy and its expansion of exports to China, which will pave the way for the Investment Protection Agreement and provide a legal protection of mutual investment," Wen said.

Wen said Sino-Canadian relations have been through hard times in recent years, which was bad for both sides. "Canada and China have no major disparities. As long as we acknowledge the fundamental principles of respecting each other's core interests and major concerns and don't interfere in each other's internal affairs, the Sino-Canadian relations will see a bright future," Wen was quoted as saying.

The Canadian side reiterated its consistent and long-standing one-China policy and insisted on the importance of handling disparities in an upright and friendly way. The country underlined its efforts to regard China as an important country in its "Asia-Pacific Portal Program" and vowed to increase dialogue and interactions in economic, political and other areas. Harper restated the country's anti-protectionism grounds and was looking forward to seal the Investment Protection Agreement with China.

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