Mission to US, Canada

China will send a trade delegation to the United States and Canada early this June to promote bilateral economic relations between itself and North America.

More than 350 Chinese enterprises in sectors ranging from real estate, textiles, food, health care, hi-tech and machinery have applied to partcipate in the delegation. A majority of them are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while some are State-owned companies. The list includes Sinopec, Beijing Capital International Airport, Datang Telecom, Baidu.com, Huaqi, and Sequoia Capital.

"We are very surprised by the great passion that Chinese companies have shown," said Raymond Wu, deputy director of the American & Oceanian Affairs Division and Department of International Relations under the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).