Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, we work closely with a number of SOEs that have invested here. I think it's important to note that the subsidiaries that establish in Canada in most cases report up through publicly listed companies on the New York Stock Exchange or the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and, in so

Foreign Affairs committee  I can start. Certainly, the opportunity for Canadian students to go to China is there, and I think it's a very important element of developing competency toward China. The fact is that take-up on study abroad, outside of places like England and fairly familiar countries, is quit

Foreign Affairs committee  Not at all. In working with Australia, I think there are a few things to think about. Australia is, for many, a model of long-term engagement with China, so looking at how it has dealt with that is useful. One of the areas where I think Australia, as well as some other countries

Foreign Affairs committee  I think we should stick to the details of what we think is important, but we need to be prepared to accept that China may prioritize in different ways. We shouldn't shy away from talking about exactly the things you've brought up, but to be able to keep moving forward in the conv

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I think you've hit it on the head that we shouldn't shy away from talking about what we think is important, and we shouldn't think that one has to stop because we're talking about the other. I would agree.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for accommodating me via video, and congratulations to the committee for its important work on Canada's engagement in Asia. While you are looking at Asia writ large, I will focus exclusively on China. The Canada-China Business Council was founded 40 years ago by some

International Trade committee  I said that it would have an impact in several ways. In many ways it's more of a marketing initiative than it is some major change to what's happening. As we talk to the banks, the banks are trading in renminbi, and it's growing all the time. However, right now in North America

International Trade committee  I believe that it's New Zealand and Iceland, not any big ones. Those are of the developed countries.

International Trade committee  There are actually some interesting statistics out lately about the numbers of prime ministerial and ministerial visits from different countries and things like that. Let's take the U.K. as an example. They have a quite comprehensive approach to China. They still have their issue

International Trade committee  Well, I think if we look at some of the countries that do have more specific strategies toward China, Australia comes up very frequently. There's been a strategy that transcends individual governments that has been very helpful in continuing to help some policies move forward. Th

International Trade committee  We work very closely with them. In fact, they have a deep research capability that is not inherently built into our own organization, so we do collaborate with them. We will also consult with them frequently on issues of mutual concern. Many of the issues they have highlighted in

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the committee for inviting the Canada China Business Council to be here today. CCBC is an independent non-profit, non-partisan membership association. We were organized 35 years ago to help our members better succeed in trade and investme