Canada-China Relations committee  I would be looking for the composition of people in the Politburo standing committee. Right now, it's a seven-member committee, which largely consists of people who are followers of President Xi, but there are also two people who are not. I think most people predicted that you we

Canada-China Relations committee  I think mostly domestic. The big question is what President Xi is going to do about Taiwan, or is he going to do anything about Taiwan? I think that will come in the next five years, whether or not.... People have been debating forever whether China is going take Taiwan back by f

Canada-China Relations committee  No.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think very stringent COVID restrictions have had various impacts on the Chinese economy. I think, number one, it sends bad signals to foreign investors, such as the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce, who has been making almost weekly press statements saying ho

Canada-China Relations committee  No. I think a year ago, if you had taken a straw poll of China observers, people would have said that those restrictions might be lifted after the party congress, but I think the consensus now is that, more or less, the restrictions wouldn't be lifted any time soon. I think the

Canada-China Relations committee  In very simple terms, it's also for the reason of increasing state control. In China it has always been described as one of state advancement, with the private sector's role being reduced. This is for increasing political control, maintaining social control, and then the party

Canada-China Relations committee  That is a great question. If I had the privilege to be in the presence of Minister Joly, I would say that we should double down and probably triple down on our investment on China endowments. We need to understand China inside out. In my very modest view, on the term “Indo-Paci

Canada-China Relations committee  In my personal opinion it is still quite durable, but in relative terms I think durability has declined considerably because I think the foundation of its durability, particularly elite stability, has been eroded. China has been a country of crony capitalism for many years—since

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, there has been wonderful virtual round table consultation with, I think, someone from Global Affairs. The short answer is yes.

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, that is a great question. In my view, the constant in the very near future, the constant in dealing with China, is uncertainty. That is the only thing that we can be certain of. I think both politics and economics are going through some very structural and fundamental cha

Canada-China Relations committee  Has it changed? Largely no. If you look at the latest Pew Research poll that polls societal views of China, I don't think it has actually recovered, and that is very much in line with the popular opinion poll results of many western societies. People have a lack of trust of China

International Trade committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, honourable Chair Sgro and members of the Standing Committee on International Trade. It is my great honour to testify before this important standing committee. I am a professor of political science at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global