Hugh Stephens, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Jan 31, 2023
Canada’s newest Indo-Pacific Strategy addresses important realities of China’s growing political and economic power and potentially paves the way for a reset in Canada-China relations in the future.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Oct 02, 2021
While the release of Meng Wanzhou to China and Michael Spavor and Michael Korvig to Canada gives cause to celebrate, the underlying reasons that led to their detainments must be analyzed.
Victor Zhikai Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University, Vice President of CCG
Aug 03, 2021
If the U.S. ally plays politics in its courts, other countries may follow its lead. Canada won’t look good if China and the U.S. decide to cut a deal regarding the extradition of Meng Wanzhou. It will be left out in the cold with a big boomerang knot on its head.
Atul Dalakoti, Executive Director, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Jul 05, 2021
Meng Wanzhou, on a routine stopover at Vancouver airport, was arrested in December 2018, starting a long drawn extradition process to the U.S. for Bank fraud by
Hugh Stephens, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
May 08, 2021
The U.S.’s China Policy directly impacts Canada’s China Policy. And with little change in U.S.-China relations under the Biden Administration, Canada’s policy space between China and the U.S. has stayed relatively the same as well.
Victor Zhikai Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University, Vice President of CCG
Jul 27, 2020
Demagogues in Washington are doing their utmost to poison China-U.S. relations. They will stop at nothing. But their attempts at kneecapping should not be allowed to succeed.
Mar 04, 2019
Meng Wanzhou is suing the Canadian government for violating her constitutional rights.
Ivy Yu, News Editor, Beijing
Dec 20, 2017
The dissonance between Trudeau’s progressive ideals and mainstream beliefs among the Chinese people is part of the reason why Trudeau found it hard to strike a trade deal with China during his recent state visit.
Hugh Stephens, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Dec 11, 2017
There were great expectations in Canadian business circles that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to China would result in the announcement of the beginning of bilateral trade negotiations between the two countries. But it didn’t happen. Trudeau’s visit is being assessed in some quarters in Canada as a failure, but it is important to get the terms right before embarking on what will be a long and difficult negotiation.
Hugh Stephens, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Oct 31, 2017
In a non-NAFTA world, Canada and the U.S. will still continue to trade and the U.S. will continue to be Canada’s largest trading partner, albeit under somewhat different rules. The real change will be psychological. In the eyes of many in Canada, the U.S. can no longer be trusted to play by the rules, and to assume its traditional role as a champion for liberalized trade. Against this backdrop, Canada and China are going through the preliminary stages of launching their own trade negotiations.