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government. Furthermore, the Canadian government should ensure that any potential Canada-China
economic agreements are ambitious and comprehensive enough to make real progress in opening
financial services markets, designed to reduce non-tariff barriers to trade, and increase regulatory
transparency.
Recommendation 7:
The Canadian government should continue to pursue constructive dialogues with key markets in the
Asia-Pacific region. In terms of priority markets, China remains of significant interest to the Canadian life
and health insurance sector. Constructive, bilateral engagement with the Chinese must remain a priority
and should be a long-term strategy of the Canadian government.
