Canada plans to open seven new visa application centers in China to enable Chinese tourists to acquire visas easily when they wish to travel to Canada.

The move was confirmed by the Canadian Ambassador to China, Guy-Saint Jacques.  Jacques noted that at the moment, visa offices were only present in areas where the country has diplomatic representatives.

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He noted that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Canada has increased to more than 24 percent, and a direct Air China flight route was added in September 2015. This has increased the Chinese tourist visiting Canada by almost 200 percent this year.

"This is an important element that Prime Minister Trudeau is promoting in his visit to China," said Jacques, while speaking at the Great Wall of China, where he was joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family.

During his visit in China, Trudeau has met with the National People's Congress chairperson Zhang Dejiang at the Great Hall of the People.

"I do believe that your current visit to China will have an important influence on further deepening the strategic partnership between our two countries," Zhang told Trudeau through an interpreter.

He added that although Trudeau had visited China before, this time, he would leave with a "deep" and "new" impression. Zhang also acknowledged the fact that it was his first visit as the Canadian Prime Minister.

"This is an opportunity to continue building on the strong friendship between Canada and China and talk about how we move forwards in ways that benefit both of our people," replied Trudeau.

Trudeau would conclude his eight-day visit to China by attending the G20 leaders' summit this weekend.

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