Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the first Chinese premier to visit Canada in 13 years, inspects the guard with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Thursday. Photos Provided to China Daily

Canadian Speaker of the Senate George Furey (third from right) and House Speaker Geoff Regan (third from left) welcome Premier Li Keqiang to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is welcomed to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and his wife Sophie (right) host visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his wife, Cheng Hong, at their waterfront residence at Harrington Lake in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a military guard contingent welcome Premier Li Keqiang in Ottawa on Thursday.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Li Keqiang face the guard on Thursday in Ottawa.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (centre, right) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hold a joint news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday. Reuters / Chris Wattie

(China Daily USA 09/23/2016 page20)