Canadian Prime Minister Harper and Chinese counterpart Wen attend welcoming ceremony in Beijing

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Chinese counterpart Wen Jiaboa attend a welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 03, 2009. Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on a state visit to China, renewed an agreement with China to increase mineral resources trade, signed a new one addressing climate change and clinched an accord with more visits by Chinese nationals. UPI/Stephen Shaver