{"id":77029,"date":"2024-10-22T10:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/?p=77029"},"modified":"2024-10-26T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T15:24:31","slug":"the-future-unfolds-whats-next-for-canada-china-relations-recap-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/fr\/ccbc-past-events\/the-future-unfolds-whats-next-for-canada-china-relations-recap-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future Unfolds: What\u2019s Next for Canada-China Relations Recap &#038; Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; fullwidth=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bbon|on|off\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; background_image=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/hero-single-event-1.jpg\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||75px|\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title author=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb comments=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb featured_image=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb text_color=\u00a0\u00bblight\u00a0\u00bb disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bboff|off|\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb text_orientation=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb50px|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; fullwidth=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bb||on\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; background_image=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/hero-single-event-1.jpg\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||75px|\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title author=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb comments=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb featured_image=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb text_color=\u00a0\u00bblight\u00a0\u00bb disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bboff|off|\u00a0\u00bb admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbFullwidth Post Title &#8211; mobile \u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; title_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb18px\u00a0\u00bb background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb text_orientation=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb50px|||\u00a0\u00bb title_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb title_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb title_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|tablet\u00a0\u00bb z_index_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb500&Prime; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb title_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb title_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb meta_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb meta_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb meta_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_vertical_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_blur_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb40px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_spread_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb2_3,1_3&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb2_3&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bboff|off|off\u00a0\u00bb admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbEvent information\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.2&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]\n<p>Amidst ongoing political changes, the relationship between Canada and China remains complex and dynamic. On October 22, 2024, CCBC hosted an evening of networking and insightful discussion on the future of Canada-China relations. Attendees heard from leading experts on the key factors shaping this evolving landscape and shared perspectives on what lies ahead. Speakers included <strong>Timothy Cheek<\/strong>, Professor and Louis Cha Chair in Chinese Research at UBC; <strong>Paul Evans<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC; and <strong>Joyce Lee<\/strong>, Partner at McCarthy T\u00e9trault LLP and CCBC Board Member. This event provided a unique opportunity for participants to engage in meaningful discussions and build connections with like-minded professionals and industry leaders that could influence the future of their businesses in the Canada-China context.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76463\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Oct-22-2024-Vancouver-event-sponsor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address: <\/strong>McCarthy T\u00e9trault LLP, Suite 2400, 745 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets: <\/strong>CCBC Member: $35 + tax; Non-Members: $60 + tax<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Speakers:<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76503\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Timothy-Cheek-UBC-square.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Timothy Cheek<\/strong><br \/><em>Professor; Co-Director, Centre for Chinese Research, IAR; Louis Cha Chair<\/em><br \/><em>University of British Columbia (UBC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Cheek is a Professor with the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Department of History, Louis Cha Chair in Chinese Research, and Co-Director of the Centre for Chinese Research at the Institute of Asian Research (IAR). He has been a professor at UBC since 2002, teaching in the IAR\u2019s former Asian policy program and now in the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program. His research, teaching and translating focus on the recent history of China, especially the role of Chinese intellectuals in the twentieth century and the history of the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His books include\u00a0<em>The Chinese Communist Party: A Century in Ten Lives<\/em>\u00a0(2021) with Klaus M\u00fchlhahn and Hans J. van de Ven,\u00a0<em>The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History<\/em>\u00a0(2015),\u00a0<em>Living with Reform: China Since 1989<\/em>\u00a0(2006),\u00a0<em>Mao Zedong and China\u2019s Revolutions<\/em>\u00a0(2002) and\u00a0<em>Propaganda and Culture in Mao\u2019s China<\/em>\u00a0(1997).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sppga.ubc.ca\/news\/prof-timothy-cheek-named-fellow-of-the-royal-society-of-canada-for-field-changing-research\/\">2023 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)<\/a>\u00a0in the Academy of Arts and Humanities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76469\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paul-Evans-UBC-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paul Evans<\/strong><br \/><em>Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs<\/em><br \/><em>University of British Columbia (UBC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paul Evans (PhD with distinction Dalhousie University 1982)\u00a0retired from UBC in June 2023 after 43 years of university teaching. He is currently Professor Emeritus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His academic appointments have been as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Professor, Acadia University, 1980-81<\/li>\n<li>Assistant, Associate and\u00a0Professor, Department of Political Science,\u00a0York University, 1981-97;<\/li>\n<li>Director, University of\u00a0Toronto \u2013 York University Joint Centre for Asia Pacific\u00a0Studies, 1991-96;<\/li>\n<li>Visiting\u00a0Professor, Asia Center,\u00a0Harvard\u00a0University, 1997-99;<\/li>\n<li>Acting Director,\u00a0Liu Institute for Global Issues, 2004-5;<\/li>\n<li>Director, Institute of Asian Research, 2008-11 and 2014;<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong, 2011 and 2013;<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Professor and Head of the International Academic Advisory Panel to the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, 2013-16.<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Pok Rafeah Chair, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2022-23.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Between 2005 and 2008, he was seconded from UBC to serve as the Co-CEO and Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. And between 2020 and 2023 he held the HSBC Chair in Asian Research at UBC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A regionalist rather than country specialist, he has held visiting fellowships at the Australian National University (1988); National Chengchi University in Taiwan (1989); Chulalongkorn University (1989); the East-West Center (1995); and the National Institute for Research\u00a0Advancement in Tokyo (1999) and spoken at more than fifty universities and think tanks across the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An advocate of cooperative and human security, he has been studying and promoting policy-related activity on track-two security processes and the construction of multilateral institutions since 1988. He was a co-founder of the Council for Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP), the Canadian Consortium on Human Security, and the co-founder of the Canada-Korea Forum. He has directed exchange and partnership projects with fifteen research institutes in Asia and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded by governments and foundations in Canada, Japan, the United States, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. Between 1990 and 2002 he organized two dozen meetings involving participants from North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He is currently a Canadian representative on the ASEAN Regional Forum\u2019s Experts and Eminent Persons Group.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A member of the Global Council of the Asia Society in\u00a0New York, he also sits on the editorial boards of The Pacific Review, the Chinese Journal of International Politics, the China Quarterly for International Strategic Studies, and Mexico y la Cuenca del Pacifico.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His graduate and undergraduate teaching at UBC focused on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulevans\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global China and World Order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The author or editor of seven books, his first\u00a0was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webcat1.library.ubc.ca\/vwebv\/holdingsInfo?bibId=595078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a biography of John Fairbank<\/a>, his most popular the two editions of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.iseas.edu.sg\/publication\/1550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a lexicon of Asia Pacific security terminology<\/a>\u00a0(with David Capie), and his most recent \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligi.ubc.ca\/?p2=modules\/liu\/publications\/view.jsp&amp;id=2358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engaging China: Myth, Aspiration and Strategy in Canadian Policy from Trudeau to Harper<\/a>,\u201d published in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His recent writings and media commentaries have focused on Canada-China relations, Asian security dynamics, and the emergence of techno-nationalism as a defining force in regional affairs. Some of them are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sppga.ubc.ca\/news-tag\/paul-evans\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulevans\/selected-publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a>. His condensed academic CV is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulevans\/files\/2023\/09\/Condensed-Academic-Resume.23aug23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and his complete academic CV is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulevans\/files\/2023\/09\/academic.completecv.23aug2023.dr2_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He is married to Catherine Evans and they plan to remain resident in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76457\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LEE_joyce_2024-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Joyce Lee<br \/><\/strong><em>Partner<br \/><\/em><em>McCarthy T\u00e9trault LLP<br \/><\/em><em>Director<br \/>CCBC Board of Directors<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Lee brings a unique perspective to her practice, skillfully uniting Canadian companies seeking Chinese investors with Chinese companies looking to expand into North America. She also regularly advises corporate executives in the financial sector about taking advantage of opportunities and navigating risk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Hong Kong and with over 20 years experience working in the North American marketplace, Ms. Lee has both the cultural and business skills necessary to view potential deals from each party\u2019s perspective. Her communication skills \u2013 she speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese fluently \u2013 smoothly guide Asian companies into Canada, including joint ventures in mining and other natural resources sectors; and, the technology, life science and real estates industries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leadership teams from across Canada and Asia, including public companies listed on TSX, NYSE, HK Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange asset management companies and investment firms, frequently solicit Ms. Lee\u2019s advice on how to grow their business and make strategic moves in the marketplace, whether within Canada or abroad. She has earned the trust of some of the biggest players in the industry by successfully strategizing with them on:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>structuring and carrying out domestic and cross border mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations;<\/li>\n<li>advising on securities regulatory issues for registrants, investment dealers and investment advisors;<\/li>\n<li>advising on take-over bids (for both targets and offerors);<\/li>\n<li>advising on public offerings and private placements for issuers in various industries, including mining and resources, technology, real estate development, services and education;<\/li>\n<li>advising on various investment transactions of foreign companies into Canada, including joint ventures in mining and other natural resources sectors, automobile sector, forestry sector and technology sector;<\/li>\n<li>advising on investment transactions of Canadian companies into the Greater China region;<\/li>\n<li>structuring and advising on executive and employee compensation and incentive plans for Canadian and international companies; and<\/li>\n<li>advising on going private transactions, corporate governance, continuous disclosure issues and proxy contests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_3&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\u00a0\u00bb77063,77066,77057,77060&Prime; posts_number=\u00a0\u00bb17&Prime; show_title_and_caption=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb show_pagination=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb zoom_icon_color=\u00a0\u00bb#e3002b\u00a0\u00bb disabled_on=\u00a0\u00bboff|off|off\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.2&Prime; hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; pagination_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb51&Prime; pagination_line_height_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb2&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst ongoing political changes, the relationship between Canada and China remains complex and dynamic. 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