Vice-Minister Ding Wei(left) and Ottawa mayor Jim Watson (right) shake hands in Beijing on Nov 18 [Photo\Culturalink.gov.cn]

Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Culture Ding Wei met Ottawa mayor Jim Watson on Nov 18.

Ding noted that the China-Canadian relationship has been developing soundly thanks to its recent years of booming cultural exchanges. The year 2015 is the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Canada, and the successfully launched 2015-2016 China-Canada Cultural Exchange Year has brought a series of wonderful cultural activities including "Happy Spring Festival", "Hebei Cultural Week", "Nanjing Cultural Week", and "Canada-China Cultural Dialogue".