After Canadian Prime Minister Carney met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday, the two leaders also witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents between their countries. Among them, Sun Meijun, Head of the General Administration of Customs of China, and Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Food Safety and Phytosanitary Measures, during which a humorous incident occurred, sparking waves of laughter and reflecting the warming bilateral relations.
After signing, Sun Meijun reached out to shake hands with Bibeau. However, Bibeau misunderstood, thinking she was being prompted to straighten the signed documents, and fumbled with them for a while.
It was not until Sun Meijun offered her hand again that Bibeau finally understood, warmly pulling Sun in for a handshake. All those present burst into laughter, with Premier Li Qiang laughing heartily and applauding.
According to the official website of the General Administration of Customs, on the same day, Sun Meijun also met with Bibeau and her delegation at the headquarters. Both sides exchanged views on implementing the strategic consensus reached by the leaders of China and Canada, deepening cooperation in customs and inspection and quarantine, promoting the safe and convenient trade of agri-food products between the two countries, and carrying out electronic certificate networking and verification.