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Biden-Xi Rapprochement an Opportunity for Canada to Recalibrate Relations With China
U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent meetings with Chinese President Xi in Woodside, California, were the clearest signal yet that the United States is actively working to mend ties with China. Canada should follow suit. Biden and Xi had candid and constructive discussions on a range of bilateral and global issues,
Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu says China did not Interfere and Encourages Canadians to Visit China
Political strain has limited impact on the resilient business and people-to-people relations. The diplomatic dance between Canada and China has been a study in contrasts, characterized by alternating moments of cooperation and conflict. The Meng Wanzhou detention by Canada in 2018 and the subsequent detainment of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig
A note to Minister Joly
The new Minister of Foreign Affairs is a young, dynamic MP from Quebec, Melanie Joly. She recently served as the Libéral Party’s election co-chair, and her appointment to the prestigious new portfolio surprised many observers. This general reaction will probably ensure low expectations, which is to her considerable advantage. Being
Together for a shared future, under the Olympic banner
— Join Hands for a Brilliant Beijing Winter Games 2022 By Cong Peiwu, Ambassador of China to Canada Not long ago, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics came to a close. The athletes of China, Canada, and every other nation showed the world a series of amazing images and emotional moments. Meanwhile,
Cyrus Janssen is one of North America’s leading experts on China and Chinese marketing
China has been a mystery to the outside world ever since it built that wall, and to this day it gets plenty of bad press. Cyrus Janssen wants to change that. He’s an international business consultant, entrepreneur, and speaker whose been living abroad since 2007 in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and
China is embracing the world
By Cong Peiwu, Chinese Ambassador to Canada When I was posted to the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa for the first time about 20 years ago, many Canadian friends often discuss the topic “whether China will grow strong or not” with me, for China had just joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Over the past two decades, China has become
China Explained
Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has continued and will continue to publish
Navigating Canada-China relations in a turbulent era
Reprinted with permission from the Public Policy Forum. This article is part Rebuild Canada, a series of 22 reports released in summer and fall 2020 by the Public Policy Forum ppforum.ca. Rebuild Canada seeks to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst for a productive, resilient, and fair economy and society. by Lynette H. Ong
Canada’s China policy should begin with release of Meng Wanzhou
ABOVE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): Michael Kovrig, Meng Wangzhou, Michael Spavor Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own. — Chinese proverb The continued stridency and vitriol of the Trudeau Liberal government towards China is counter productive and doing nothing to secure the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
The opportunities and the tensions in the Canada-China relationship
An Ottawa Life Magazine exclusive interview with China’s new ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu. OTTAWA: China’s new Ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, walks into the meeting room at the Chinese Embassy and greets me with a warm smile and a firm handshake. He is dressed in a sharp looking business
China grows amid voices chanting its collapse
by Lu Shaye, Chinese Ambassador to Canada There is no surprise that a new round of the “China collapse theories” has recently been stirred up by some Western media. Such voices will never be absent when there is a slight slowdown in China’s economy or fluctuations in the stock market.
Culture Exchange Promotes Understanding, Brings Countries Closer Despite Distance
In late September 2016, Chinese Premier Li Ke-Qiang paid an official visit to Canada. It was the second visit of a Chinese Premier in 13 years and a return visit after Prime Minister Trudeau’s official visit to China in early September. The consecutive visits of the PMs of the
Learning about the Middle Kingdom with the Canada-China Friendship Society of Ottawa
The relationship between China and Canada is complex. For starters, China is Canada’s second largest trading partner. Over 80,000 Chinese students are studying in Canada. Chinese visitors are the third largest group of tourists in Canada and more Canadians than ever are going to China to do business, work, study
Chinese Ambassador and Canadian Veterans Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Victory Against Fascism and Japanese Aggression
Mr. George S. MacDonell, Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and Senator Joseph Day (left to right). Ambassador Luo Zhaohui spoke at the commemoration ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the victory against fascism and Japanese aggression. In a touching ceremony on a sunny morning at the Hong Kong Memorial Wall at the corner of Sussex
Canada-China: Win-Win Cooperation
The Ottawa Life Magazine Canada-China Friendship series will focus on the importance of the growing bilateral business relationship in the areas of energy, transportation services, manufacturing, technology, real estate, building and development. We will examine ties in education, culture, global security, government and the Chinese Diaspora in Canada. Contributors to
Canada Makes A Good Business Partner
by the Honourable Ed Fast The year 2012 was a landmark in Canada-China commercial relations. For the first time, China became Canada’s second-largest trading partner. Despite its recent economic slowdown, China remains one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. And that is why it has become a priority market under the
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