Manulife, Sun Life CEOs see opportunities in China ahead of meeting with vice-premier

The Globe and Mail: Sun Life CEO Kevin Strain and Manulife CEO Philip Witherington spoke with The Globe and Mail separately on the sidelines of meetings taking place this week in Beijing, where Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is leading a delegation of more than a dozen Canadian business leaders as part of a push to boost trade with China.

At 1.4 billion people, China is the world’s second-largest economy, after the United States.

“There’s a tremendous opportunity for Canadian businesses to grow here and to build new capabilities and to build new client bases,” said Mr. Strain…