Before departing for China last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hoped to 鈥渞eset鈥� the relationship between Canada and China by forging deeper economic ties with Canada鈥檚 second-largest trading partner and the world鈥檚 second-largest economy.

Here鈥檚 a look back at what was announced on his trip to Beijing, Shanghai and the G20 summit in Hangzhou.

Aug. 31: Canola dispute temporarily solved

On Wednesday, Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reached a last-minute for an urgent trade dispute over Canadian canola exports. China agreed to extend the deadline, originally set for Sept. 1, for stricter rules on canola imports. The Chinese government had planned to restrict the amount of foreign materials, such as weeds and other crops, allowed in the oilseed exports from Canada.

Official Opposition International Trade critic Gerry Ritz said the Liberals鈥� short-term solution does not go far enough.

"A temporary extension does not provide any certainty for farmers who are harvesting their crops right now,鈥� he said in a statement.

The Chinese want to cut the contamination in canola exports by more than half. The tighter regulations would have put $2 billion worth of Canadian canola shipments at risk because many Canadian producers would not be able to meet the new limits. China is Canada鈥檚 largest canola buyer with 87 per cent of its total canola imports coming from Canadian growers. The two sides decided to extend the existing agreement while they negotiate a permanent deal.

Aug. 31: Detained Canadian discussed

Trudeau said he raised the highly-publicized case of , a Canadian detained in China for more than two years on espionage charges, in his meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang this week.

However, Li said China is a country of rule and law and Garratt鈥檚 case was a matter for the Chinese judiciary. Li did say that China and Canada would continue communicating on the issue. Garratt鈥檚 family released a statement on Wednesday expressing their frustration with the Canadian government鈥檚 inability to secure his release. Garratt has been held by Chinese authorities since August 2014.

In a statement, Conservatives Ritz and Randy Hoback said they were disappointed that the Liberals were unable to secure Garratt鈥檚 release.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau observes troops of the People's Liberation Army honour guard alongside the Premier of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang, left, in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Aug. 31: Canada plans to join Chinese infrastructure bank

After meeting with Li in Beijing on Wednesday, Trudeau announced Canada鈥檚 intention to apply to join the China-backed . The AIIB provides capital to other countries for different projects like transportation, power and telecommunications.

The Canadian government didn鈥檛 say how much money they were planning on investing in the eight-month-old bank. The $100-billion US Chinese bank is considered a rival to the World Bank and Asian Development bank. If Canada joins AIIB, it will become the first North American member of the institution. The bank鈥檚 other members already include, Australia, France, U.K., Germany and South Korea.

Sept. 1: $1.2B worth of trade deals signed

On Thursday, Trudeau announced the signing of 56 with China at a business gala in Shanghai. The deals are worth more than $1.2-billion and include industries such as seafood, clean technologies, health sciences and agriculture.

One of the deals includes a letter of intent between Fort Capital Partners of British Columbia and Zhongguancun Private Equity and Venture Capital Association for major investments of up to $656 million in primarily Canadian companies.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Wednesday August 31, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Sept. 1: Hints of a free trade deal

China has been pushing for a free trade treaty with Canada that would be similar to the ones they already have in place with Australia and New Zealand. According to Ottawa鈥檚 ambassador to Beijing, Guy Saint-Jacques, free trade talks between the two countries haven鈥檛 officially begun because of Canadian concerns over labour, the environment and Chinese state-owned enterprises.However, after meeting with Trudeau on Wednesday in Beijing, Li said that China and Canada would be conducting a feasibility study on the possibility of a free trade deal. When asked about the possibility of a free trade treaty, Canadian trade minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday in Shanghai that Ottawa would be 鈥渢aking its time鈥� on the matter. Ritz said it's concerning that the Trudeau government hasn't been more open and transparent about their free trade talks with China.

"Canadians deserve to know which agreements their government is pursuing," he said in the statement.

A new online conducted by EKOS for the Asia Pacific Foundation, found that an equal number of Canadians 鈥� 46 per cent 鈥� support and oppose a free trade agreement with China. The poll shows that Canadian support for a trade deal is growing when compared to a similar survey by the APF in 2014.

Sept 1: Tourism promoted at Great Wall

On Thursday, Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, explored the Great Wall with their daughter Ella-Grace. The famous tourist destination set the backdrop for Trudeau鈥檚 announcement that the two countries would collaborate on the development of China鈥檚 national parks. Canada intends to provide advice to China on running a national parks system similar to Canada鈥檚 Parks Canada agency.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire and Ella-Grace walk atop a section of the Great Wall of China during their visit, in Beijing on Thursday, September 1, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Sept 1: Seven new visa centres to open in China

Ottawa is hoping to boost Chinese tourism. Saint-Jacques said Chinese tourist travel to Canada has risen 24 per cent in the past six months.

He also said that China ranks third among visitors to Canada, behind the U.S. and the U.K. In a bid to capitalize on this increase in Chinese travel, the Canadian government also announced on Thursday that it will open seven additional in China. The new offices will make it easier for Chinese tourists to obtain visas in any of the 11 cities with direct flights to Canada.

Sept 3: Deal struck with e-commerce giant Alibaba

Trudeau and the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba have announced the launch of on the Tmall platform.

The hub on the world's largest online shopping site will directly connect Canadian companies to over 400 million Chinese consumers, Trudeau said.

While more than 30 Canadian brands already sell their goods on Alibaba -- including Jamieson Vitamins -- this new agreement will clearly brand Canadian goods and services to Chinese consumers. It will also promote tourism in Canada, the prime minister said.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma told Trudeau that his company will work hard to make sure that China's consumers love the Canadian products. "These are exactly the types of products Chinese people want and need," he said.

Sept. 4: Trade pact with post-Brexit U.K. 鈥渞eaffirmed鈥�

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says British Prime Minister Theresa May that her government is still committed to the free trade agreement with the European Union, despite Britain鈥檚 plan to exit the 28-nation bloc.

Trudeau later gave a speech growing protectionist forces in the U.S. and Europe.

With files from The Canadian Press