Canada has become an official observer in the fledgling Pacific Alliance trading bloc, a signal it wants to get involved quickly with a new group that intends to forge trade links between Latin America and Asia.
The Alliance, just formed officially in June, groups together four countries that string down the west of Latin America – Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile – who intend to strike new trade deals with Asia.
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