Students impress visiting Canadian politician

A senior Canadian politician says he is "blown away" by the English language skills of Chinese students.

"The highlight of my first week-long trade mission visit to China was seeing those smiling Chinese students speak such perfect English and have so much knowledge about Canada," New Brunswick premier Shawn Graham told a gathering at a Sino-Canadian college in Beijing.

"I can foresee a bright future for our two countries, as these students are our next generations and will bring us closer. Your English blows me away."