Quebec:Dynamic and Original

Introduction： Quebec as the biggest province in Canada， its territory accounts for one fifth of the total territory of Canada. The culture industries including movie， circus， opera and music are world famous. On the other hand， the province has also achieved remarkable results in high-tech sectors like air purification， aircraft， high-speed rail， medical system， green mining， and agriculture technology. Quebec companies look forward to further cooperate with Chinese companies during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan.

Though it has a large territory in Canada， Quebec possesses a relatively small population of 8 million people. 78% of the residents speak French as the first language， which is the official language of the province. In order to reserve its rich cultural heritage， Quebec people have created rich culture and they celebrate numerous festivals and sports events， some are world famous： International des feux Loto-Québec， Grand Prix of Canada， Festival international de jazz de Montréal， and many more.

Although he has only taken his place as Director of Representation of Quebec Government in Beijing for only four months when this interview was conducted， Mr. JeanFran？ois Lépine has noticed the huge demand of middle class population in China for interesting creative culture and entertainment contents， and expects to introduce Quebec culture products to the Chinese market.

Apart from culture and arts industry， the province of Quebec has also achieved remarkable results in high-tech sectors like air purification， aircraft， high-speed rail， medical system， green mining， and agriculture technology. As a former senior journalist from Canada to China as early as in 1983， Mr. Jean- Fran？ois Lépine spent many years in China and witnessed the enormous transformation of China towards power and strength. He points out that China and Quebec each have unique advantages for mutual cooperation and mutual progress. During the CIFTIS （CIFTIS） at the end of May this year， Quebec sent several leading companies from industries like transport vehicle authentication， multimedia， logistics， e-commerce and air purification. Mr. Jean-Fran？ois Lépine thinks that during the process of the Chinese Government’s 13th Five-Year Plan， Quebec companies can further cooperate with Chinese companies in these fields.

Established in 1998， Representation of Quebec Government in Beijing is dedicated to promoting Quebec trade and culture environment. In recent years， more and more private funds are doing diverse investments in Quebec. Currently， Beijing-Montreal air line is the only direct flight from Asia to Quebec. China has become the fourth largest international tourists source country to Quebec after the United States， France and UK. With the slogan of Quebec Original， Quebec will further promote its diverse culture and science strengths in China.