Timing right for Canada-China Business Forum

The Canada-China Business Forum, to be held July 5 in Vancouver, is a timely event that is expected to draw more than the 800 delegates, according to Chris Deng, manager of Dawa Business Press.

Real estate opportunities in Western Canada will be the primary focus of the Forum, Deng said, specifically on income-generating property in the Lower Mainland of B.C.
"Investors from China are very interested, and active, in the Canadian real estate market," Deng said, and he believes that interest is growing as trade links between the two nations expand.

The stronger business links this year, he noted, are being forged by the opening of the Prince Rupert container terminal; and investment by China-based companies and state-run agencies in British Columbia coal fields, and B.C. and Alberta oil and gas plays.

Last year alone, China exported $40 billion worth of merchandise to Canada in 2007 - an increase of 14 per cent over the same period in 2006.

More than one million Canadians are of Chinese descent, Deng added, an indication of the "human bridge" that links the two countries.

The forum will present expert speakers on real estate investing, and allow opportunities for face-to-face meetings between China investors and local real estate developers, agents and vendors.


Courtest of the Western Investor
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