Canada's foreign minister upbeat about China trade

NEW YORK - Canada wants to increase bilateral cooperation with China to meet the target of $60 billion in trade volume between the two major economies by 2015, according to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.

"That's the target, and we want to meet the target. We are pleased with the relations with China, particularly in terms of trade relations and investment," Cannon told China Daily during a visit to New York on Wednesday.

China and Canada set the target of increasing bilateral trade to $60 billion by 2015 last year.