Canada, China Sign Supplementary Protocol to Enhance Nuclear Cooperation

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that Canada and China have signed a supplementary protocol to the Canada-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement that will help Canadian uranium companies increase their exports to China. Baird made the announcement during a signing ceremony with Liu Tienan, head of China’s National Energy Administration, in Beijing. The agreement’s supplementary protocol will govern and facilitate the export of Canadian uranium to China to support China’s energy needs.