On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson is joined by Philip Calvert, Ted Lipman, and John Gruetzner to talk about the state of Canada-China relations.
Participants’ Bios:
- Philip Calvert is a fellow at CGAI and at the China Institute (University of Calgary): https://www.cgai.ca/philip_calvert
- Ted Lipman is a fellow at CGAI and the head of a consultancy and designing firm based in Kong Kong: https://www.cgai.ca/ted_lipman
- John Gruetzner is a fellow at CGAI and is responsible for international business development for the Canadian-based firm Syngrafii Inc. https://www.cgai.ca/john_gruetzner
Host Bio:
- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Read the Canadian International Council’s series, “An Assessment of 50 Years of Canada-China Relations” here: https://thecic.org/category/behind-the-headlines/an-assessment-of-50-years-of-canada-china-relations/
What Philip Calvert is reading:
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220290/between-the-world-and-me-by-ta-nehisi-coates/
- Saleema Nawaz, Songs for the End of the World, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/558564/songs-for-the-end-of-the-world-by-saleema-nawaz/9780771072574
- Barbara Demick, Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/252968/eat-the-buddha-by-barbara-demick/
What Ted Lipman is reading:
- David Brooks, The Road to Character, https://theroadtocharacter.com/
What John Gruetzner is reading:
- Dexter Roberts, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250089373
- Anne Applebaum, The Twilight of Democracies: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621076/twilight-of-democracy-by-anne-applebaum/
Recording Date: 11 Dec 2020
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips
