Event Date: February 19, 2016 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Social Sciences Building, 120 University Pvt., room 5028 (5th floor)
Presented by CIPS and the School of Political Studies.
China is increasingly important to Canada, yet the relationship is a complex one; it involves carefully reconciling Canada’s economic and security interests, while upholding our commitment to promoting human rights. How might Canada approach the issue of minority rights and religious freedom in China? Or labour unrest? What are the implications for Canada of China’s increasing clout in the world economy? This roundtable will provide Canada’s emerging experts on China an opportunity to discuss the challenges of researching these and related issues that affect China-Canada relations.
Challenges of Chinese identity and ethnic and religious minorities
- Dr. Elena Caprioni (Ethnicity and identity in China with a focus on Uyghurs, including Canada’s Uyghur diaspora)
- Dr. Marie-Ève Reny (Strategies employed by China for managing opposition, including clandestine religious groups)
- Dr. Isabelle Côté (Internal migration, including in Xinjiang)
Implications of China’s social policies for its population
- Dr. Zhang Yongjing (China’s Public Finance)
- Dr. Jennifer Hsu (Civil society in China, including NGOs)
China’s growing economic and geopolitical engagement
- Dr. Xiaojun Li (China’s Behaviour in the WTO Dispute Settlement System / One Belt One Road (OBOR) / Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank)
- Dr. Monika Thakur (China’s engagement with developing countries / BRICS Development Bank)
- Dr. Alanna Krolikowski (China-U.S. relations in strategic high-technology sectors)
Free. In English. Registration is not required but seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
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