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Canada, China explore possible free trade deal

Canada and China announced on Thursday the start of exploratory talks towards a free trade agreement, while China's premier was forced to publicly defend his country's use of the death penalty.

As he welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said the two countries had reached an agreement to try to end a lingering dispute over Canadian canola exports by 2020, although he offered no specifics.

Li first told reporters during last month during the prime minister's own visit to China that the two countries had embarked on a feasibility study of a free trade deal. But Canada's ambassador to China later said that was premature because of issues involving labour, the environment and Chinese state-owned enterprises.

Those concerns appeared consigned to history Thursday, as Trudeau added that the two countries hope to double bilateral trade by 2025.

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