Chinese diplomats in Canada keen to promote new progress in ties

While hundreds of millions across the world celebrated the Year of the Pig, Chinese diplomats sent messages of goodwill to Canada, hoping relations between the two nations can be shored up amid the ongoing dispute over the detention of a senior Huawei executive.

Hundreds of Canadian officials and guests were greeted by Heng Xiaojun, the minister and deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy, at the embassy's Spring Festival Reception in Ottawa last week.

"The year 2018 witnessed both positive results and serious setbacks in China-Canada relations," said Heng. "In the coming year, we hope to strengthen communication with the Canadian side and remove obstacles to bring China-Canada relations back to the right track."