China 'ready to move forward' in relations with Canada, envoy says

Open this photo in gallery: China’s Ambassador to Canada Wang Di speaks during an interview at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, on March 19.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail China's ambassador says his country is open to negotiating a free-trade agreement with Ottawa and co-operating on a research station in the Arctic - extending an invitation to repair strained ties as Canada's relations with the United States worsen. However, Wang Di, Beijing's envoy to Canada, says Ottawa would have to remove restrictions placed on Chinese investment in recent years. He cited as examples a 2022 decision to order Chinese state-owned companies…