I'd like to call our session back to order.
Our second panel will involve Paul Evans, who is a retired professor, from the school of public policy and global affairs at the University of British Columbia. I don't know if “retired” or “recovering” is a better description for anybody in a profession that's as all-consuming as the ones many of us around here have had.
We have Victor Ramraj, professor of law and chair of Asia-Pacific legal relations at the University of Victoria and the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives. As another Alberta representative, we have Jia Wang, deputy director of the University of Alberta's China Institute.
Each of you will have five minutes and 20 seconds, or thereabouts, to make an opening statement.
Ms. Wang, we'll start with you.