Canada and China relations continue to face challenges despite the fact that bilateral trade volume increased last year. Meng Wanzhou’s extradition proceeding is ongoing and the trials for the Two Michaels, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, concluded last month and the verdict will be announced at an unspecified later date. Canada's Parliament passed a resolution declaring China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide, a characterization strongly denounced by Beijing. Ottawa and Beijing also imposed sanctions on each other over Xinjiang.
At the same time, China concluded its annual Two Sessions in March, setting ambitious goals for the next five years and beyond. China also signed large trade and investment pacts with its neighbours and the EU, and has shipped its vaccines to several dozen countries. Despite pressure from the opposition and the recent Biden-Trudeau summit, the Liberal government remains a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and has not announced a decision on 5G and Huawei.
To discuss these and related issues, we are pleased to welcome His Excellency Cong Peiwu, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Canada, to IPD’s ‘China Conversation Series’. Following Ambassador Cong’s opening remarks, four distinguished experts will provide their analysis of China’s development and Canada-China relations.
💬 Opening Remarks:
• His Excellency CONG Peiwu: Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Canada
👥 Panelists:
• Peggy Mason: President of Rideau Institute; Former Canadian Ambassador to the UN for Disarmament
• David Carment: Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University; Editor, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal; Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
• Mark Kruger: Opinion Editor, Yicai Global; Senior Fellow, Yicai Research Institute; Senior Fellow, China Institute, University of Alberta; Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation.
• Wenran Jiang: Advisor, Institute for Peace & Diplomacy; President, Canada-China Energy & Environment Forum
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