Tag: Canada

Arctic Council Approves China as Observer [Updated]

Wednesday is expected [see update below] to see a decision by the eight member states of the Arctic Council on China’s third bid for observer status. Japan, South Korea, India, the E.U., Greenpeace and others have also applied to join the twenty organizations and six nations—France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom— already admitted as observers. From Alistair Ma

May 15, 2013 1:11 AM

McMaster University Closing Confucius Institute

The Globe and Mail reports that Canada’s McMaster University will not be renewing their contract with the Confucius

February 8, 2013 1:01 PM

Oil and the Beijing-Baghdad Trade Axis

Iraq could become the world’s next “oil superpower,” writes J. Michael Cole in The Diplomat, as China h

December 3, 2012 6:52 PM

Pessimistic About Future, Chinese Look Abroad

Ian Johnson of The New York Times reports that political uncertainty and fear for their financial future, among other fac

November 1, 2012 7:23 PM

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