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PM names 'Dashan' goodwill ambassador to China
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The Canadian Press
Date: Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012 6:15 AM ET
BEIJING — The prime minister put some star power behind his high-level trip to China.
An immensely popular Canadian entertainer has been named as a goodwill ambassador to the country.
Mark Rowswell, known as Dashan, is a TV host who shot to stardom thanks in part to his mastery of Chinese comedy.
Rowswell has long been a public Canadian face in China and was an official representative of Canadian delegations at the 2008 Olympics and the World Expo.
He was named as a goodwill ambassador as Prime Minister Stephen Harper begins a four-day visit.
Harper's focus on the tour is strengthening personal and economic ties to the country.
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