On June 29, 2020, Ambassador Cong Peiwu had a phone call with Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver of British Columbia.
Ambassador Cong briefed Stewart on his views on current China-Canada relations and anti-pandemic cooperation between both countries. Highly commending the fine tradition of China and Canada supporting each other in difficulty times, Ambassador Cong expressed China's readiness to enhance exchanges and cooperation with Vancouver in economy, trade and people-to-people engagement in a bid to better benefit people of both sides.
Stewart expressed gratitude to China for its support and assistance for Canada, especially the city of Vancouver, in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that Vancouver attaches importance to developing its relationship with China and is committed to stepping up cooperation across the board with China.