On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Gordon Holden and Paul Evans to discuss the relationships and tensions between Canada and China, and how the new Carney government will play into this.

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Participants' bios

- Paul Evans is Professor Emeritus at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. He is a Canadian representative of the ASEAN Regional Forum's Experts and Eminent Persons Groups.

- Gordon Holden is a career foreign service officer who served in Havana, Hong Kong, Warsaw and Beijing until he recently headed the China Institute at the University of Alberta.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

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Reading Recommendations:

- "Engaging China: Myth, Aspiration and Strategy in Canadian Policy from Trudeau to Harper" by Paul Evans.

- "Reluctant Genius" by Charlotte Gray.

- Works of Tim Brook, Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia.

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: May 16, 2025

Release date:

May 20, 2025