Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien Wednesday morning flied to China's largest metropolis of Shanghai to continue his 9-day official visit.

Prior to this, President Jiang Zemin and Chairman Li Peng of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress met with Chretien respectively, and Premier Zhu Rongji held talks with him.

Chretien also visited Xi'an, capital of China's northwest Shaanxi Province.

Chretien arrived in Beijing Saturday, accompanied by an entourage of more than 600 people, the largest mission ever sent by Canada to a foreign country in its diplomatic history.

(Xinhua 02/14/2001)