Peter Harder, president of the Canada-China Business Council and a former top official at the Department of Foreign Affairs, earlier said the United States will always be Canada's No 1 trading partner, but China will be No 2.

Mandarin and Cantonese are the third most spoken languages in Canada, after the country'stwo official languages, English and French. More than 1.3 million Canadian residents are of Chinese origin.

Between 2005 and 2010, Canadian merchandise exports to China grew by some 83 percent,from $7.26 billion to $13.25 billion.

Bilateral trade in 2010 reached $57.8 billion, accounting for 7.2 percent of Canada's trade and representing a 13.7 percent increase over 2009.

Questions:

1. Which country is Canada's primary energy customer?

2. Which Chinese cities will Harper also travel to?

3. How many Canadian residents are of Chinese origin?

Answers:

1. The United States.

2. Guangzhou and Chongqing.

3. More than 1.3 million.

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