国内英语新闻:Chinese president, Canadian PM talk on bilateral ties

During the past 40 years, the two countries have expanded bilateral cooperation in various areas including economy, trade, energy and resources, culture, education and environmental protection.

At present, China is Canada's second largest trading partner while Canada is China's thirteenth. In 2009, two-way trade between the two countries reached 29.7 billion U.S. dollars.

In the first four months of this year, bilateral trade was recorded at 10.2 billion dollars, an increase of 19 percent over the previous corresponding period.

Following his state visit, Hu will attend a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in Toronto over the weekend. The summit is aimed at securing the world economic recovery and addressing the economic challenges and risks.

Established in 1999, the G20 consists of Argentina, Australia, Britain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United States and the European Union.