THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE PODCAST

May 20, 2025

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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.

Guests:

• 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.

Host:

• Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

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.