May 20th, 2020  |  Published in CCFSO, Event, Past Event, Zoom Webinar by admin

What does it mean to be a friend of China?

Professor Paul Evans, U.B.C.

Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time)

The idea of friendship is a complicated one in international relations.  It is especially complicated in an era of heightened political tensions and raw emotions in interactions between Western countries and China in the context of complex differences in history, values and institutions.  

The presentation will draw on the experiences and ideas of three individuals –John Fairbank, Pierre Trudeau, and Kevin Rudd–who in different periods and in different ways have advocated deeper contact with China even while holding deep reservations about major elements of China’s domestic and foreign policy actions.  What are the moral dimensions and practical implications of being characterized as a friend of China?  What can we learn from the three about navigating the darkest period in Canada-China relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations?  

Paul Evans is a Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia.  A specialist in trans-Pacific international relations, he has written on issues in Canada-China and US-China relations and Asia Pacific security matters.  His first book in 1988 was John Fairbank and the American Understanding of Modern China and his most recent Engaging China: Myth, Strategy and Aspiration in Canadian Policy from Trudeau to Harper (2014) that in its forthcoming Chinese translation has been updated through the first Justin Trudeau government.

Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern time)

Q&A will follow the presentation.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar event. Please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b3HKme1PQvSDfn4Epn0GlA

After successful registration, you will receive a link and a password to the webinar. Please retain the information for your access to the webinar and do not share it with others.

Registration is limited to 100 people. Please register early to avoid disappointment.

You are welcome to raise questions during the webinar through Zoom’s Q&A function. If you prefer to send in questions before the event, please send them to contact.ccfso@gmail.com.

For more information please visit www.ccfso.org, or email contact.ccfso@gmail.com.

Topic: CCFS Webinar: Prof. Paul Evans, U.B.C.: What Does It Mean to Be A Friend of China?
Start Time : Jun 15, 2020 07:14 PM

Meeting Recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/wM1aH77s00ZIabPsr2LWVbUGLoW6aaa8hiEY__VcmUZJsEzyGRO0a9uzYLocaXNO

May 7th, 2020  |  Published in CCFSO, Event by admin

Like other film festivals around the world the prospects for holding the 2020 Ottawa Canada-China Film Festival in a theatre are uncertain, but our preparation continues.  A key part of our preparation is monitoring 50 or more film festivals around the world for new and exciting films about China or Chinese-Canadians.  With many film festivals going online there is an opportunity for you to join us in viewing these films as they become available.  To that end as we identify a festival viewing opportunity we will post the relevant information on our Film Festival web page. The first tranche of films we have identified are available free throughout the month of May on CBC, for details see below.

Typically online festival films are only available for a limited period of time, sometimes there is only a single screening but sometimes film are available for up to a month or longer. Depending on the festival there may be opportunities to join an online discussion with a film maker.  Some festival films will be available free of charge.  For others there will be a fee to be paid to the festival, and in some situations the festival are partnering with an established commercial streaming service such as Netflix, Amazon Prime or CBC GEM, or a network broadcaster. Thus each festival will have its own technicalities for what you have to do to get access to the film.

We will endeavour to get you all the relevant information in a timely manner.  However, given the limited time availability of the film we will not typically be able to review the films to select the best of the best as we have done for our sit-in festivals.  This will be a more adventurous Festival of Festivals with its share of surprises and delights.

As we learn more about operating on this online world we hope to bring you interviews and Q&A sessions with film makers and artists, and we will explore other online resources that can add to the pleasure of Chinese and Canadian cinema.

If you know of an interesting festival or films that are available online, or would like to become part of our Festival team please contact us at contact.ccfso@gmail.com.

March 11th, 2020  |  Published in CCFSO, Event by admin

January 11th, 2020  |  Published in CCFSO by admin

Huawei’s Road of Globalization – Overseas Business Development After being put on the Entity List by the U.S. Department of Commerce for 9 months, Huawei will likely hit USD 120 billion revenue in 2019 – maintaining the 20% increase. Senior Director Chenghao Du (Windy) from Huawei Canada will tell his story – 8 years in Huawei Europe – from a business point of view.  How did the globalisation (Westernization) happen in Huawei and the company’s point of view, of Canada’s position under the trend. Chenghao Du (Windy) holds a B.A. in Telecommunication Engineering and an M.A. in International Trade.  After graduation in 2005 he joined Fiberhome Networks, a state-owned telecommunications equipment manufacturer in China.   Five years later he joined Huawei where he worked in sales at Huawei UK and Huawei Germany.  After eight years in Europe, Windy moved to Huawei Canada as VP Sales.  He is now a Senior Director, Public Affairs, and currently focuses on government affairs. He will be joined in the Q&A period by the following two colleagues:

Chris Pereira is a Senior Director of Public Affairs at Huawei Canada.  He is an experienced strategy and communications professional from Canada with 15 years of experience in China.  Fully bilingual (written/spoken) Chinese and English, Chris recently put on a parka and travelled through the Canadian Arctic to document how Huawei is helping to connect Canada’s Far North.  Check it out here.  In his professional career, Chris has worked with hundreds of companies, and dozens of Fortune 500 enterprises, serving as a constructive bridge between Canada and China.  He holds an M.B.A. from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and is a passionate badminton player and chess player.

Morgan Elliott is Vice-President of Government Affairs at Huawei Canada.  He brings more than 20 years of experience in providing public and government affairs leadership to corporations, elected officials and senior civil servants.

After more than a decade of working with senior Cabinet Ministers in the Canadian government and prior to joining Huawei, Morgan held executive roles at major media and telecommunications companies such as BlackBerry, Shaw Communications, and Cisco Systems.

He is a Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and previously served on a number of Boards including the Canada-China Business Council, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), and the Information & Technology Association of Canada.

Morgan holds an M.B.A. from Queens University, an M.A. Public Administration from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and a B.A. (Hon.) in Political Science from the University of Windsor.

 

Thursday, February 20, 2020. AGM at 7:00 p.m. Speaker at 7:30 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral
414 Sparks Street, Ottawa  (between Bay St. and Bronson Ave)
Free parking on site off Sparks St., handicapped access

Refreshments and conversation following the presentation and Q&A

All are welcome.  Pre-registration is not required.  Entry is free for CCFS members and $10 for non-CCFS members. Tickets and membership are available at the door.

For more information please visit www.ccfso.org,

email contact.ccfso@gmail.com or  call  613-729-3660  

             

October 12th, 2019  |  Published in CCFSO, Event by admin

Of all the challenges facing newly-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne, the most difficult will be relations with China. On the one hand, there is concern about the impact of further deterioration in commercial ties on the Canadian economy. On the other hand, fears about Chinese espionage and foreign interference in domestic affairs are prompting calls for a distancing of diplomatic and commercial relations with the PRC. At the centre of current difficulties in the bilateral relationship is the detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wenzhou in Vancouver and the retaliatory arrests of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in Beijing—a dispute that seems to have no resolution in sight. All of the above is happening in the broader context of a deepening trade and technology conflict between China and the United States that has the potential to decouple the two economies in a way that could not have been imagined just a few years ago. There is an urgent need to rethink and reframe Canada-China relations in light of what could be a decades long strategic contest between the US and China, and to do so in a way that maximizes the independence and flexibility of Canadian foreign policy.

Mr. Woo has over three decades’ experience in strategy and policy for business, government and not-for- profit organizations.  Widely recognized as a leading thinker on international economic issues and Canada-Asia relations, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada in November 2016, and sits as an independent representing British Columbia.

Prior to joining the Senate, he was President of HQ Vancouver, a public-private partnership that promotes British Columbia as a location for head offices of international companies.  From 2005-2014, he was President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, where he continues to serve as Distinguished East Asia Fellow. He is chair of the board of the Vancouver Academy of Music, and a member of some other boards. In 2012, he was honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award for his contributions to Canada-Asia relations.

In September 2017, Senator Woo was elected as the Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group.

Senator Woo Biography

Christ Church Cathedral

414 Sparks Street, Ottawa  (between Bay St. and Bronson Ave)
Free parking on site off Sparks St., handicapped access

Refreshments and conversation following the presentation and Q&A

All are welcome.  Note:  Chatham House Rule will be applied.  Pre-registration is not required.  Entry is free for CCFS members and $10 for non-CCFS members. Tickets and membership are available at the door. 

For more information please visit  www.ccfso.org

     contact.ccfso@gmail.com  or call  613-729-3660

March 21st, 2019  |  Published in CCFSO, Past Event by admin

As a result of demographic shifts and the accumulation of significant financial liabilities, China needs to change its growth model.  It can no longer rely on increasing inputs to drive its growth but needs to find ways to use its existing resources as efficiently as possible.  In short, China must increase its productivity and raise domestic value added. While there are signs this is occurring, China’s progress could be derailed by the trade war.  In this presentation, Mark will discuss the factors that are leading China to reorient its economy, assess progress to date and analyse the risks associated with the trade war.  

Mark began his career at the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission in Calgary, Alberta in 1982. He joined the Bank of Canada in 1989 as an economist in the Monetary and Financial Analysis Department. He moved to the International Economic Analysis Department in 1992, where he held a number of positions including Assistant Chief responsible for international financial policy and emerging market issues.  He served as a Senior Advisor to the Canadian Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2006.  From 2006 to 2013, Mark headed the Economic and Financial Section in the Canadian Embassy in Beijing.  In September 2013, he returned to the Bank as a Senior Director in the International Economic Analysis Department.  In June 2019, Mark retired from the Bank and began to work as a Shanghai-based consultant on economic and financial issues related to China.

Tuesday, September 24 – 7:30 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral
414 Sparks Street, Ottawa
(between Bay St. and Bronson Ave)
Free parking on site off Sparks St., handicapped access

All are welcome.  No pre-registration required.  Entry is free for CCFS members and $10 for non-CCFS members. Tickets and membership are available at the door. 

For more information:            

email:   contact.ccfso@gmail.com

 

or call:  613-729-3660

     

 

 

November 24th, 2017  |  Published in CCFSO by admin

What are the pressures leading China to change its growth model? Mark Kruger will review policies for managing this change and the risks that these policies face. Finally, what are the implications for Canada arising from this transition?

 Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 7:30pm

Please note:  This meeting will be held under the Chatham House Rule.

Mark Kruger

Mark Kruger is Senior Policy Director in the International Economic Analysis Department at the Bank of Canada.  He began his career at the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission in Calgary, Alberta in 1982. He joined the Bank of Canada in 1989 as an economist in the Monetary and Financial Analysis Department. He moved to the International Economic Analysis Department in 1992, where he held a number of positions including Assistant Chief responsible for international financial policy and emerging market issues. He served as a Senior Advisor to the Canadian Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2006. From 2006 to 2013, Mark headed the Economic and Financial Section in the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. In September 2013, he returned to the Bank of Canada. Mark was born and raised in Montreal.  He has a B.A. from Colby College and an M.A. from University of Toronto.

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Christ Church Cathedral
414 Sparks Street, Ottawa
Free parking and handicapped access 

All welcome (except media).  No pre-registration required.  Entry is free for CCFS members and $10 for non-CCFS members. Tickets and membership are available at the door.

Tickets can be purchased in advance on Eventbrite.

October 26th, 2017  |  Published in CCFSO by admin

The Annual General Meeting of the Canada China Friendship Society will be held on Novembr 21 from 7:00 – 7:30 p.m at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

Agenda

1. Welcome and call to order
2. Approval of Proposed Agenda
3. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM of November 10, 2016
4. President’s Report
5. Presentation of Financial Statement for the year ending September 30, 2017 and of the Budget for the year ending September 30, 2018
6. Nomination of 2017-2018 Executive Committee
7. Other Business
8. Adjournment

Part II.   Guest Speaker Guy Saint Jacques

China and Canada after the 19th Congress of the CCP

7:30 p.m.

(Please see separate notice for details)

October 16th, 2017  |  Published in CCFSO by admin

October 16 Event Cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstances (airline cancellation) we are going to have to cancel the presentation this evening by Senator Woo.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will try to reschedule at a future date 
 
Gary Levy
Co-President
Canada-China Friendship Society

July 6th, 2017  |  Published in CCFSO by admin

Guy Saint-Jacques

In October the Chinese Communist Party agreed at its 19th Party Congress on the new lineup of the Standing Committee of the Politburo. What does this mean for the leadership of President Xi Jinping and what can we expect in terms of political and economic developments in the next five years? What role China will want to play on the international scene? Guy Saint-Jacques, Ambassador of Canada to China from 2012 to 2016, will address these questions as well as talk of the status of relations between Canada and China, including the possible launch of formal negotiations of a bilateral free trade agreement. A question period will follow his presentation.

Poster

Guy Saint-Jacques worked for one year as a land planner for the Quebec Government before joining the Department of External Affairs in 1977, holding office in New York, Mexico City, Kinshasa, and Hong Kong as well as twice in Washington, D.C., the last time as Minister and Deputy Head of Mission. He has also been Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of Canada in London, UK and has been posted three times to Beijing. At Headquarters, he first worked in the Consular Affairs division, in the Francophone Africa division, and then in the Science and Technology division and in the Office of the Associate Deputy Minister. He also served as Deputy Director of the Energy and Environment division, as Director of both the Personnel (Political and Commercial) and the Assignments divisions, and as Director General of the Personnel Management Bureau .

He served as Chief Negotiator and Ambassador for Climate Change for the Government of Canada and was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Canada to the People’s Republic of China until October 2016. For Mr. Saint-Jacques who speaks fluent Mandarin, this was a fourth assignment in China. Mr. Saint ­ Jacques holds a B. Sc. (Geology), University of Montreal, and a M. A. (Land Planning and Regional Development), Laval University. He is married to Sylvie Cameron and the couple has two daughters and two grandchildren.

Tuesday November 21, 2017 –7:30 pm
(following the Annual General Meeting of the CCFS which starts at 7:00)

Christ Church Cathedral
414 Sparks St., Ottawa
(between Bay St. and Bronson Ave)
Free parking on site off Sparks St., accessible access

All welcome. Entry is free for CCFS members and $10 for non-CCFS members.

(Only members in good standing may vote in the AGM)