You are invited: June 10 in Ottawa - Symposium of international China experts on Parliament Hill
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Posted by CCD on 13:26:37 2008/05/30
You are cordially invited to attend a one-day symposium
The People's Republic of China:
Foreign Policy Risks and Opportunities
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
8:30 AM 4:30 PM
Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada [map]
Admission: Free, but space is limited. Lunch will be provided
Media welcome
To register, please email events@CanadianCoalition.com and provide your name and contact information for verification at the parliamentary security desk
To view the full program, click here
CCD is pleased to announce the following speakers who will participate at the symposium:
Clive Ansley, Lawyer, Human Rights Campaigner, and Past President, Canada China Business Council (Shanghai)
Honorable C. Richard D'Amato, Commissioner and Former Chairman, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (http://www.uscc.gov)
John Fraser, Author, Journalist, and Academic, Principal at Massey College, University of Toronto and Chair, Canadian Journalism Foundation
Honourable David Kilgour, Former MP and Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific
Dr. Shiyu Zhou, Global Internet Freedom Consortium, Professor at Rutgers University, Executive VP New Tang Dynasty TV
Sheng Xue, Chinese Democracy Activist
Cindy Gu, Publisher, Epoch Times
John Robson, Author, Columnist Ottawa Citizen, and Commentator, CFRA Radio
David Van Praagh, Author and Professor of Journalism, Carleton University
Alastair Gordon, President, Canadian Coalition for Democracies
Brian McAdam, Former Diplomat, China Specialist
David Harris, President, Democracy House, Lawyer, and Specialist in Security and Terrorism
For more information contact the Canadian Coalition for Democracies
416-963-8998 or events@CanadianCoalition.com
Founded in 2003, the Canadian Coalition for Democracies (CCD) is a national, non-partisan, multi-ethnic, multi-religious organization of concerned Canadians dedicated to promoting democracy at home and abroad, and defending civil liberties and national security. CCD focuses on research, education and media outreach, to build a greater understanding of the importance of national security and a pro-democracy foreign policy. CCD is an intervenor at the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182, and an intervenor at the Iacobucci Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin.
Canadian Coalition for Democracies presents a One-Day Symposium on
The People's Republic of China: Foreign Policy Risks and Opportunities
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
8:30 AM 4:30 PM
Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada [map]
To register, please email events@CanadianCoalition.com
8:30 - 9:15 Welcome Address
China: The New Imperium Honorable C. Richard D'Amato, Commissioner and Former Chairman, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (http://www.uscc.gov)
9:15 - 9:30 Break
9:30 - 10:45 Session 1 - China and Canada
Bilateral Relations with China Government of Canada Representative TBC
Chinese State Activities in Canada Brian McAdam, Former Canadian Diplomat and China Specialist
Canada's One China Policy and Canadian Foreign Aid Alastair Gordon, President, Canadian Coalition for Democracies
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:15 Session 2 - China, Canada, and the World
Chinese Nuclear Proliferation including Canadian Dimensions David Harris, President, Democracy House, Lawyer, and Specialist in Security and Terrorism
Canada, China and the 2008 Olympics Senator Con Di Nino, Chair, Senate Foreign Affairs Committee (TBC)
China's role in Sudan, Taiwan, Burma, North Korea, and Iran Honourable David Kilgour, Former MP and Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific
12:15 - 1:30 Luncheon Address
China on my Mind John Fraser, Journalist, Author, Principal at Massey College, University of Toronto, and Chair, Canadian Journalism Foundation
1:30 - 2:45 Session 3 - Freedom in China and Freedom from China
Information Censorship and Anti-Censorship in China Dr. Shiyu Zhou, Global Internet Freedom Consortium, Professor at Rutgers University; Exec VP New Tang Dynasty TV
Democratic Movements in China Sheng Xue, Pro-Democracy Activist
Access or Alliance: Will South East Asia Choose China or Freedom? David Van Praagh, author and Professor of Journalism, Carleton University
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:15 Session 4 - Lessons for Canada
Lessons for Canadians from my 19 Years in China Clive Ansley, Lawyer, Human Rights Campaigner, and Past President, Canada China Business Council (Shanghai)
China and the Chinese Media in Canada Cindy Gu, Publisher, Epoch Times
The Moral Challenge in Dealing with China John Robson, author, columnist with the Ottawa Citizen, and news commentator, CFRA radio
4:15 - 4:30 Participant Feedback and Policy Recommendations
4:30 Adjourn
TBC = To be confirmed
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