Charles Burton
Department of Political
Science
Brock University
St. Catharines,
Ontario L2S 3A1 Canada
Telephone: +1-905-228-2323
Fax: +1-209-231-4087
E-mail: charles.burton@brocku.ca
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Blog: http://charlesburton.blogspot.com/; Twitter: http://twitter.com/cburton001
The Department of Political Science has a page about me with
biographical information in the Department’s Faculty listing: http://www.brocku.ca/politicalscience/faculty/cburton.php
For Course Outlines click here
For downloadable photo of me click here
Click here for a page about my CIC report A
Reassessment of Canada's Interests in China and Options for Renewal of Canada's
China Policy
Click here for a page about my DFAIT
report Assessment of the Canada-China Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue and
related Parliamentary Committee Hearings
A letter from me entitled “China’s dubious accreditations” about the disaccreditation of the University of Calgary by the Government of China appeared in The National Post on February 6, 2009: http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2529777
An interview with me is quoted in Laurie Sullivan's report "Google Considers Attacks On Network An Inside Job" in MediaPost News on January 18, 2010: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=120822#
I am quoted in Don Fraser's report "Google departure from China likely, says local authority " published in the St. Catharines Standard on January 19, 2010: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2266414 also in Welland Tribune as “Google departure from China likely, says Brock professor” http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2266436#
I am quoted in Sophie Cousineau's posting "Google en Chine : héros ou zéro ?" La Presse on-line (Cyberpresse) January 14, 2010: http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/lapresseaffaires/cousineau/?p=1077
I am quoted in Omar El Akkad's report "Google's
defiance in China gaining support " that appeared on the cover page of the
Globe and Mail's Report on Business Section on January 14: http://www.theglobeandmail.
Charles Burton, "Response to Jeremy Paltiel's Article, 'Canada and China: An Agenda for the Twenty-First Century: A Rejoinder to Charles Burton'” Canadian Foreign Policy vol. 15, no. 2, 2009, pp. 118-22 (http://www.carleton.ca/cfpj/Without%20subscription/15-2Burton.pdf). Paltiel's article in the same issue (http://www.carleton.ca/cfpj/Without%20subscription/15-2Paltiel.pdf) is a commentary on Burton's report A Reassessment of Canada's Interests in China and Options for Renewal of Canada's China Policy that was released by the Canadian International Council last year (http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcfd6fxz_2036d2s9p9fm).
I am also quoted in Terry Davidson's report "Analyst:
Dissident Xiaobo jailed, but not without international protest" in the
Toronto Chinese News on January 2: http://www.chinesenewsgroup.
An interview with me is quoted in John Ibbitson's report "With execution of British man, China sends a signal" published in the Globe and Mail on December 30: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/with-execution-of-british-man-china-sends-a-signal/article1414538/
I was interviewed via Skype from Shijiazhuang, Hebei about the impact of Prime Minister Harper's visit by Brad Giffen of CTV News Channel on December 6.
An interview with me was published in Miriam Ku’s
report “Harper to Mainly Discuss Economics Hoping to Reduce Trade
Imbalance; No Specific Achievements Expected” in the Toronto Ming Pao Daily News on December 2. http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/
My Op-Ed "A more sophisticated engagement with China" appeared in the Globe and Mail on November 30 (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/for-a-more-sophisticated-engagement-with-china/article1380765/ or http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-more-sophisticated-engagement-with-china/article1382180/; the later with expanded text but without illustration of cute cartoon of panda and beaver sitting together). Happy to see my views get such a broad airing. There are a couple of minor editing errors in the text in the Globe. First is that China does not have a "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation" It has a Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are International Cooperation offices in other ministries that Canada engages. The other is that Australia had a trade imbalance with China of 1.53:1 in 2004. Today it is 1:1. December 2: An expanded and improved version of this Op-Ed appeared in The Ottawa Citizen on December 1 under the title "How to deal with China" (http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/deal+with+China/2288079/story.html). The same version until the title "It's time for Canada to rethink the way it engages China" appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald on December 2 (http://thechronicleherald.ca/forum/read/16/154953/154953). December 10: The same version with the minor editing errors that was published in the Globe and Mail appeared in the Vancouver Sun on December 10 entitled "Canada's China policy needs a major overhaul" (http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+China+policy+needs+major+overhaul/2324988/story.html)
I am quoted in Fred Edward's report "PM's Beijing trip
— more hype than hope" published in the Toronto Star November
29.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/china/article/731930--edwards-pm-s-beijing-trip-more-hype-than-hope
An interview with me was quoted in Bill Schiller’s report “PM to feel pain of torture claims on China trip” published in the Toronto Star on November 20, 2009: http://www.thestar.com/mobile/news/canada/afghanmission/article/728449--pm-to-feel-pain-of-torture-claims-on-china-trip
An interview with me is quoted in John Ibbitson's report "Rolling Up the Pacific Rim to Win" published in The Globe and Mail on Saturday November 13: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rolling-up-the-pacific-rim-to-win/article1363098/ or here.
An interview with me is quoted in Terry Davidson's report "Canada-China Relations: Politicians pressured to find balance between trade and human rights" published in the Toronto Chinese News on October 23, 2009: http://www.chinesenewsgroup.com/SMPApp/design/article.jsp?cate=16&artId=17498
I am quoted in Miriam Ku's story "Harper to Visit China from December 2-6: Expectations of a Re-set of Canada-China Relations" published in the Toronto edition of the Ming Pao on October 29, 2009: http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20091029/taf1.htm or here.
I am quoted in Amanda Roth's story "Montreal war crimes case sets legal precedent” (about the Désiré Munyaneza trial) published in the Brock Press on September 29, 2009: http://media.www.brockpress.com/media/storage/paper384/news/2009/09/29/News/Montreal.War.Crimes.Case.Sets.Legal.Precedent-3786703.shtml
Click here for an interview with me quoted in Mary Yang's report "Michael Ignatieff's Past Statements Condemning Human Rights in China May Influence Chinese Canadian Support According to Scholars" published in the Toronto edition of the Sing Tao Daily News on September 3, 2009.
An interview with me is quoted in Iain Marlow's report "How amateur-hour diplomacy took away dad" published in the Toronto Star on Sunday August 23. It can be read at: http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/685205
An interview with me entitled "Former Consular Advisor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing Expects that Canada Will Continue to Criticize China's Human Rights, Changes in Trade Figures Little Connected to Politics" was published on the front page of the Toronto edition of Ming Pao on August 15: http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20090815/taa2.htm
An article quoting my views entitled "Scholar Indicates that Lai's Bargaining Chip Has Been Devalued" was published in the Sing Tao Daily News on August 8, 2009, p. A2. it can be read here.
A Bloomberg report by Theophilos Argitis and Sean Pasternak "Flaherty, Carney to promote banks in China" that quotes my views was printed in the National Post on Wednesday August 5, 2009 and can be read at http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1862537.
I am quoted in Fred Edward's Report "Back on Track" published in The Beijing Review on July 9, 2009. It can be read at: http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2009-07/07/content_205555.htm The same story also appeared in Pakistan Daily Mail on July 26: <http://dailymailnews.com/ 200907/26/Editorial_Column/ DMColumn.php>
I am quoted in Matthew Little's report "Canadian Reporter Barred From Luncheon With Visiting Chinese Official" published in The Epoch Times on June 24, 2009. It can be read at: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/18528/
I am quoted in Jason Loftus's report "Former Chinese Ambassador to Canada Describes Efforts to Influence Conservatives' Stance on China" published in The Epoch Times on June 22, 2008. The report can be read at: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/18465/
Jules Nadeau’s article on page 1 of Le Devoir entitled “Tiananmen, le long tabou” quotes from my comments at a Rights and Democracy Forum held in Montreal on June 1. It can be read at: http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/06/04/253339.html or here.
My op-ed "Tiananmen: 20 years later, suppression still reigns" was published in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald on June 4, 2009. It can be read at: http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1125512.html or here. My original title for this piece is: "The June 4th Anniversary and Canada-China Relations"
Click here for Lynn Desjardin’s report including interviews with me and Bernie Frolic about Canada-China relations broadcast on the Radio Canada International Program “The Link” on May 19, 2009.
Interview on Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon's visit to China broadcast on Radio Canada International Chinese service on May 14, 2009.
Interview with me quoted in Paul Morse's report "U.S. activist recruited in Celil case" published in the Hamilton Spectator on May 13, 2009 available at http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/565063 or here .
Interview with me quoted in Mark Iype's report "Tories Restart Chinese Rights Dialogue Amid Skepticism" published in Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter on May 13, 2009 available at http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/chinese_dialogue-5-13-200 9 or here.
Interview with me quoted in Campbell Clark's report "Harper enlists activist to help Celil" published on front page of The Globe and Mail May 12, 2009 available at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wcelil12art2231/BNStory/National/home or here.
Interview with me quoted in Bill Schiller's report "Cannon's visit signals closer ties to China" published on the Toronto Star website on May 12, 2009 available at http://www.thestar.com/world/columnist/article/632297 or here.
Participated in panel interview broadcast on Radio Canada
International Chinese Service on Canada-China relations on April 16, 2009.
On this German site: http://www.china-observer.de/090415-043620/Historische_Dokumente_aus_Kanadas_Tibet_Akten.html"Charles
Burton, ein China-Experte an der Brock-Universität sah starke Parallelen
zwischen der Auffassung der Premiers Harper und Diefenbaker.„Ich denke,
wir haben uns auf Diefenbakers Position und die schon vor seiner Zeit
bestehende Auffassung zurückbesonnen, indem wir die Tibeter als
einheitliche Gruppe anerkennen und uns insbesondere für ihre
Menschenrechte interessieren“, sagte er."
My report on Canada-China relations is quoted in Duncan Mavin's report "Ottawa May Be Looking for Stronger China Ties" published in the National Post on April 16, 2009 available at http://www.canada.com/business/fp/Ottawa%20looking%20stronger%20China%20ties/1502343/story.html or here. I alao appeared in The Otawa Citizen on April 17 under the title “Trying to catch up with the China trade bonanza”
My report on Canada-China relations is quoted in André Pratte's editorial "Un innocent en Chine" published in La Presse April 16, 2009 and available at http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/editorialistes/andre-pratte/200904/16/01-847009-un-innocent-en-chine.php or here .
A TV interview with me in Chinese by Grant Guo appeared on OMNI TV Mandarin News and was also carried on OMNI TV Cantonese News on April 13.
A report on the front page of the Globe and Mail by
Bill Curry entitled "Embassy employees in Beijing inadequate in Chinese,
expert says: Day had praised their language skills" that challenges an
aspect of the above interview quotes my view published on April 13, 2009 and is
available at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090413.wchina13/BNStory/National/
or here. Highly
favourable Chinese commentary about this Globe and Mail report: http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2009/04/16/2685s2486369.htm.
Appeared on CTV "Question Period" about Stockwell
Day's visit to China on April 12, 2009. Video of my appearance on the CTV
with Paul Evans of UBC on April 12: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/ctvs-question-period/april-12-2009/#clip160272.
The interview of Stockwell Day by Craig Oliver done the day before can be found
at: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/day-in-china#clip160270. A news report about my appearance on CTV
"Question Period" can be found at:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090412/qp_day_090412/20090412?hub=QPeriod
or here.
A blog entry about this on the site of the TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” can be found here.
Participated in panel interview broadcast on Radio Canada International Chinese Service on North Korea on April 16, 2009.
Interview with me quoted in Campbell Clark's report "Hawkish Trade Minister's Beijing trip signals policy shift" published in the Globe and Mail on April 8, 2009 can be found at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090408.wPOLday08/BNStory/politics/ and on-line in a version which quotes me more extensively at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090408.wPOLday08/BNStory/politics/ and here.
A short clip of me telling a story about "Belonging" used on the TVO program The Agenda with Steve Paikin the week of March 22 can be viewed here.
Chinese article that falsely claims that I had urged that all China staff at the Canadian Embassy be fired: http://www.backchina.com/news/2009/3/24/34209.html or here also on many other sites.
A Chinese article that falsely claims that my report on Canada-China report is "Anti-China" can be found at http://world.huanqiu.com/roll/2009-03/407781.html or here also on many Chinese other sites.
A long and reflective Chinese analysis of my Canada-China report dated March 20 including an English translation of the whole thing by me and my response to it is available here. It has been reproduced on many other Chinese websites.
My report is referenced in Mark MacKinnon's Globe and Mail blog entry entitled "Where's the Love for Canada?" available at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090319.WBwpointseastblog011520090319184435/WBStory/WBwpointseastblog0115 or here.
I appeared on a panel entitled "Canada's Relationship with China" on the TVO program The Agenda with Steve Paikin broadcast March 19, 2009. It can be viewed here.
An article focused on my Canada-China report by Bill Schiller entitled "Why is Ottawa still bungling the China file?" published in the Toronto Star on March 7, 2009 can be found at http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/598211 or here.
My interview with Grant Guo of OMNI-TV about my Canada-China report aired on the "Mandarin Weekend" program on March 7.
My Op-Ed "Sino-Canadian relations on slow boat to nowhere" was published in the Toronto Star on March 6, 2009. It can be found at http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/597365 or here.
My TV interview about my Canada-China report broadcast on the Business News Network program "Squeezeplay" can be viewed at http://video.aol.com/video-detail/squeezeplay-march-5-2009-wooing-china-03-05-09-530pm/2428058833
An article about my Canada-China report published by the Xinhua News Agency entitled "Study: Canada approach to China out of date and inadequate" can be found at http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/25/content_10889505.htm or here. Similar report is available in People's Daily on-line at http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6600579.html and also in Spanish and French versions.
I am quoted in Daniel LeBlanc's report "Chinese group warns of trade backlash" published in the Globe and Mail March 12, 2009. It can be read here.
I was interviewed about my Canada-China report by Andrew Nichols of CBC Newsworld broadcast on February 28.
An interview with me about my report was broadcast on the CBC Vancouver morning show with Rick Clough on February 27.
Colin Freeze's article about my Canada-China report entitled "Canada called on to increase spying on China" was published in the Globe and Mail on February 27. It can be read here . My comment on this article can be read here. One of many Chinese reports of the Globe and Mail article can be read here .
An interview with me about my Canada-China report with Rob Breakenridge of CHQR radio in Calgary was broadcast February 26.
My report A Reassessment of Canada's Interests in China and Options for Renewal of Canada's China Policy was released by the Canadian International Council on February 25, 2009. It can be downloaded from here: http://www.canadianinternationalcouncil.org/research/canadianfo/areassessm. The press release accompanying it in English and French can be read here.
I was quoted in an article entitled "Canadian Foreign Minister Says Ottawa Has Been Very Active in Promoting Canada-China Relations" published in the Epoch Times Chinese language edition on February 25, 2009 which can be read at http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/9/2/25/n2441955.htm.
I am quoted in Jeff Davis's report "Canada Disputed Chinese Claims to Tibet from Start" published in Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter on February 18, 2009. It can be read here.
An interview with me (in Chinese) on Barack Obama's China Policy was aired on the Fairchild TV program "Media Focus" on December 26, 2008.
An interview with me was Cogeco TV's "Taking Niagara By Storm" on November 6, 2008.
I am quoted in Lee Berthiaume's report "Pros and Cons of Trade Minister Day" published in Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter on November 6, 2008. It can be read here.
I am quoted in Michelle Collins's report "Fingers Crossed Tories will Learn from Emerson on China" published in Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter on October 29 2008. It can be read here.
My letter that the Globe and Mail entitled "On the Road to Civility" was published on October 7. It can be read here .
I am quoted in Globe and Mail story by Brian Laghi and Steven Chase entitled "Harper commits to China visit" September 24 p. A12. It can be read here .
I was also quoted in Sing Tao Daily News on the same topic on September 17.
I was interviewed about the Harper visit on OMNI TV "Mandarin Weekend" broadcast September 20.
Click here for Geoff York’s report "Chinese fugitive's deportation hailed as landmark move" published in the Globe and Mail September 4, 2008, p. A16 that includes comments by me. It was picked up by the PRC Reference News. That version can be read here.
Click here for Radio Canada International item on Jean Chretien’s criticism of the current Government’s China policy broadcast on “The Link” August 20, 2008 that centres on an interview with me.
Click here for my question and Cheuk Kwan’s answer on Chinese nationalism published on the Globe and Mail website on August 18, 2008.
A posting that I wrote entitled "Are Human Rights
Incompatible with Chinese Culture?" can be found on the "Olympic
Journal" blog published by Rights & Democracy (August 18, 2008).
English: http://www.olympicjournal.ca/?p=19#more-19
French: http://www.carnetsolympiques.ca/?p=15#more-15
Chinese:
http://www.olympicjournal.ca/cn/wordpress/?p=10#more-10
Click here for Omar El Akkad'a report that includes an interview with me "61 Canadians in Chinese jails, figures show" published in August 9, 2008 Globe and Mail, p. A4
An interview with me is quoted in a report entitled "The new China: Emerging from history's humiliation" published on the CBC website: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/08/06/f-china-risebg.html August 6, 2008.
I am quoted in Jeff Davis's story "For China, It's the Official Way or the Highway" published in Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter August 6, 2008 http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story_path=/2008/august/6/china/
Four reports including interviews with me published in Singtao
Daily News all by Mary Yang:
August 6
Emerson Seeks a New Mechanism to Relate to China" Vancouver edition: http://www.singtao.ca/van/2008-08-06/1218016222d1202922.html"
Emerson Hopes to Make Contribution to to Improving Canada-China
Relations. Seeks a New Mechanism to Relate to China" Toronto
edition: http://www.singtao.ca/tor/2008-08-06/1218014132d1202784.html
August 5
"Scholar Expounds on Harper's Absence from the Olympics" Toronto
edition:
http://www.singtao.ca/tor/2008-08-05/1217926302d1200456.html and
same in expanded version in Vancouver edition:
http://www.singtao.ca/van/2008-08-05/1217929959d1200659.html
Did interviews with CBC Radio in St. John's, Calgary, Quebec City, Montreal,
Toronto, Yellowknife. Windsor and Winnipeg on murder of 6 Border Guards in
Kashgar and the threat of Uyghur terrorism to the Olympics On August 5, 2008.
I was interviewed by Marcia MacMillan broadcast on CTV NewsNet at 6 pm August 4, 2008 and subsequent newscasts that evening, about the murder of 6 Border Guards in Kashgar and the threat of Uyghur terrorism to the Olympics.
An interview with me was included in the Vision TV documentary "Islam in China" broadcast on July 24, 2008.
An interview with me about this is quoted in Michelle Collins "Beijing Olympics:To Attend or Not to Attend?" in the July 23, 2008 Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter available at: http://www.cigionline.org/articles/2008/07/beijing-olympics-attend-or-not-attend or here
My interview broadcast on June 2, 2008 as part of the item “Cleared Guantanamo Prisoners Could Find Refuge in Canada” on Radio Canada International’s “The Link” program can be heard here.
My review of Simon Winchester’s book The Man Who Loved China which is a biography of Joseph Needham can be found here. It was published in the Globe and Mail on May 31, 2008 (Books supplement, p. D8). Additional information about the review can be found here.
Click on name of city for audio files of interviews with me with CBC stations on an Asia Pacific Foundation survey about Canadians’ attitudes to China broadcast on April 24, 2008: Quebec, Thunder Bay (also did Toronto and New Brunswick that day).
Click here for a report by Jeff Davis that includes comments by me entitled “Embattled Chinese Ambassador Lu Shumin to Return Home” published in Embassy: Canada’s Foreign Policy Newsletter on April 23, 2008, p. 1.
Click here for my testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee's study of the Canada-China bilateral human rights dialogue. on April 17, 2008. Full English language transcript can be read here et en français: ici. A report on this testimony was published Embassy: Canada’s Foreign Policy Newsletter under the title “Talking to the Wrong People” published on April 23, 2008 can be read here. The evidence given the House Foreign Affairs Committee's study of study the Canada-China bilateral human rights dialogueon May 27 can be read here et en français ici; The evidence given on May 29 can be read here et en français ici.
Click here for an interview with me by Zhao Li on Canada-China relations in light of recent events broadcast on the Chinese service of Radio Canada International on April 16, 2008.
Click here for a discussion on the Olympics, China and Tibet between me, Diana Lary and Jan Wong broadcast on the CBC radio program “The Sunday Edition” on April 13, 2008.
Click here et ici for my testimony (along with Stephen Poloz of EDC and Alex Neve of Amnesty) to the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade's study on "The Rise of China, India and Russia in the Global Economy and the Implications for Canadian Policy" on April 9, 2008. A report on this testimony was published Embassy: Canada’s Foreign Policy Newsletter under the title “No Progress on Democracy” published on April 16, 2008 can be read here..
Click here for an interview with me and Paul Evans, Co-CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation broadcast on “The Christy Clark Show” on CKNW radio, Vancouver on March 19, 2008.
Click here for Daniel Lak’s report for CBC News In Depth “Tibet’s troubled times: Flames on the roof of the world” published March 18, 2008 that quotes my views.
Click here for Campbell
Clark’s report entitled "Canada subtly signalling change of policy
toward China" published in the Globe
and Mail March 18, 2008, p. A7 which quotes my views. Click here
for translation of this report in Cankao
Xiaoxi (Reference News) under title “Jianada zhichi ‘yige
zhongguo’ zhengxe” (Canada adheres to a “one China”
policy) published March 20, 2008, p. 8.
Reference News has a
circulation of over 4 million copies.
Click here
for audio portion of news item entitled "Scholars Say China's Tibet Policy
Flawed" broadcast on OMNI TV "News Mandarin Edition" and n their
"News Cantonese Edition" programs showing excerpts from my
presentation “Canada, China and Bilateral Human Rights Dialogues"
delivered at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of
Toronto on March 17, 2008 as well as an interview with me in Mandarin
Chinese. The short interview in English at the end of the clip is the
voice of Carole Samdup of Rights & Democracy in Montreal. Both the "News Mandarin
Edition" and n their "News Cantonese Edition"were re-broadcast
March 18.
Click on name of city for audio of 4 of the 9 interviews I did for CBC syndication on Tibet and the Beijing Olympics on March 17, 2008: Vancouver, Winnipeg, London, Quebec City.
Click here for Mary Yang’s report in the Singtao Daily entitled “Yi baofu jiedai Dalai hua quxiao jia zhong zhanlue xiaozu huiyi” (Possibly in retaliation for receiving Dalai Lama China Cancels Meeting of the Canada-China Strategic Working Group) published on November 20, 2007 which quotes my views.
Click here
for an open letter to the Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and
International Development signed by Amnesty International and 10 other NGOs
that mentions my name and urges release of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights
and International Development’s China Study Report dated November 15,
2007. Click here for Geoff
York’s article about this letter “Human-rights dialogue with China hurt by MPs” published in the Globe and Mail on November 24, 2007.
Click here for my op-ed piece for Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsletter entitled "A ‘Principled’ Approach, Quiet Diplomacy and Harper’s Message to Beijing" published November 14, 2007.
Click here for my letter entitled "Mulroney's $300,000" that was published in the National Post November 13, on p. A21.
Click here for my letter entitled “China’s ‘Soft’ Diplomacy” published in the Globe and Mail on November 7, 2007, p. A20
Click here for a letter by Albert Roman published in the Pasadena Star News on October 10, 2007 that makes reference to my work on human rights dialogue with China.
Click here for Mary
Yang’s report in the Singtao Daily entitled
“Wotaihua yu jie aoyun cu beijing
gaishan renquan” (Ottawa hoped to use the Olympics to encourage
Beijing to improve human rights) which quotes my views on documents the Singtao Daily obtained from DFAIT
through an Access to Information request and
here for
another report by Ms. Yang also based on documents the Singtao Daily obtained from DFAIT through an Access to Information request
which also quotes my views.also published the same day, September 7, 2007 which
can be found in a translation here entitled “Chinese Department Downgraded,
Canada China Human Rights Dialogue Takes an Unexpected Turn”
Click here for my letter to the National Post entitled by the newspaper "Just say no to 'Made in China'" published August 24, 2007.
Click here for audio portion of TV interview with me broadcast on CH Hamilton Morning on August 17, 2007 about the recall of substandard Chinese manufactured toys by the Mattel Company.
Click here for Brian Laghi's report "Canada backs Taiwan's push for role in WHO: Move will annoy China, experts predict" published in the Globe and Mail on August 8, 2007, page A4 which quotes my views on this matter.
Click here for Geoffrey York and Omar el Akkad's report entitled "Canadian's appeal summarily dismissed: Refusal by Chinese court to allow defence arguments provokes a sharp response from Ottawa" published in the July 11, 2007 issue of the Globe and Mail on page A15 that quotes my views. A longer version of the same the same thing that was published on the Globe's website can be read by clicking here.
Click here for Charlie Gillis's article entitled: "Talking to a Great Wall: Canada's human rights dialogue with China has yielded nothing" published in the July 9, 2007 issue of Maclean's which discusses my report for DFAIT.
Click here for Mary Yang's report published in Singtao Daily News on June 12, 2007 which quotes my views. Click here for a translation into English of this report entitled: "Request for financial aid in exchange for sensitive topics, Chinese human rights have a price, Canada proposes to suspend Dialogue"
Click here for interview of me relating to the Globe article below by Lynn Desjardins broadcast on the Radio Canada International Program "The Link" (second hour) on June 11, 2007.
Click here for an article that discusses my report for DFAIT on Canada's human rights dialogue and that quotes an interview with me on page A11 of the June 11 Globe and Mail. The article is entitled: "China wanted cash to discuss human rights." The byline is "Geoffrey York with a report from Alan Freedman in Ottawa"
Click here for article by
Mary Yang published in the May 12, 2007 Singtao
Daily entitled "Guohui zhongguo
renquan baogao jianyi bokuan zhuanzhi guanzhu zongjiao quanli"
(Parliamentary report on human rights in China recommends transfer of funding
to focus on religious rights) which quotes my views on this matter.
Click here for Geoffrey York's article entitled " Chinese
whispers: the Maple Leaf's weakening sway in Beijng Canada can bluster, but
China's not listening. Why should they?" published in the Globe and Mail May 5, 2007, p.
F3. The relevant part reads: "Within
the Canadian political and academic elite, there are two schools of thought on
China. The first philosophy, promoted by business lobbyists and Liberal MPs, is
the notion of high-level engagement, which assumes that a warm and friendly
personal relationship between Canadian and Chinese leaders will produce
economic benefits for Canada. The gurus of engagement are think tanks such as
the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, based in Vancouver, and scholars such as
Wenran Jiang of the University of Alberta, who has close connections to
Canadian diplomats and the Canadian energy industry and has tried to bridge the
differences between the two countries.?The other philosophy, supported by many
Conservative MPs and human-rights groups, is to push harder for political
freedom in China, even if this means angering China by supporting Tibet and
Taiwan. On this side of the spectrum, the Tories are listening to scholars such
as Charles Burton of Brock University, who wrote an influential report on the
weaknesses of Canada's annual human-rights dialogue with China. His report was
the inspiration for public hearings by a parliamentary subcommittee headed by Conservative
MP Jason Kenney, a strong believer in human rights in China."
Click here for an article by Mary Yang published in the May 1,
2007 Singtao Daily entitled "Jia zhong qunian gezhi renquan duihua,
wojing qiangdiao gaige xianxing jizhi" (The Canada-China human rights
dialogue shelved last year, Ottawa stresses reform of the existing mechanism)
that quotes my views.
Click here
for an interview with me on the
impact of the Celil case on Canada-China relations for the Radio Canada
International program "The Link" broadcast May 1, 2007.
Click here for an
article by Mary Yang on the front page of the April 26, 2007 Singtao Daily entitled
"Guohui xiaozu jintian tongguo
zhongguo renquan baogao" (Parliamentary Subcommittee adopted?report on
human rights in China) which quotes my views on this.
Click here
for an interview with me on the
impact of the Celil case on Canada-China relations for the Radio Canada
International program "The Link" broadcast April 20, 2007.
Click here for an article
by Mary Yang entitled "Yushanjiang pan wuqi jia zhong zai sheng juyu,
Maiji qiangbian shengming: yao jiantao lingshi xieyi Liu Jianchao: wu ganshe
neizheng" (Huseyin Celil sentence to life Canada-China gives rise to more
discord, MacKay firm statement: must re-examine Consular Agreement? Liu Jianchao: don't interfere in
domestic politics" published in the Singtao Daily on April 20, 2007 which
quotes my views.
Click here for an article
by Mary Yang entitled "Waizhang
Maiji yuedi fanghua" (Foreign Minister MacKay will visit China at the
end of the month) published in the Singtao
Daily on April 19, 2007 which quotes my views.?A longer version of the
article published in some editions the same day is given here.
My views are quoted
in an article posted on the CBC website on April 9, 2007 entitled "China
hoped to thwart CRTC bid, defector alleges: Embassy allegedly wanted to enlist
help of Chinese students". It can be read at:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/04/09/china-crtc.html
Click here
for a radio interview of me by Bill Gillespie that gives my views on the
allegations that the Chinese Embassy to Canada encouraged Canadians of Chinese origin
to lobby the CRTC over the application of New Tang Dynasty TV for a license to
broadcast over Canadian cable networks.?This interview was broadcast over the
CBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 networks as an item on the morning news program
“World Report?on April 9, 2007. Further information (transcript, full
audio file) is available at http://www.cbc.ca/worldreport/
Click here
for the Honourable Mr. Justice de Montigny's judicial review of a PRRA
officer's decision "Lai Cheong Sing et al v. Canada (Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration)" that mentions my name and here for
"Lai Chun Wai et al v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration)" both dated April 5, 2007.
Click here for
an article by Cheuk Kwan "China and Canada: a Relationship Reconsidered"
published in the March 2007 issue of China
Rights Forum the journal of the New York-based NGO, Human Rights in China.?
The section of the article sub-titled "The Burton review" gives a
detailed summary of my work on the bilateral human rights dialogue.
Click here for the
audio of a TV interview of me by Diana Dai about the impact of Quebec election
on Canadian politics broadcast on Omni-2 “Mandarin Weekend?on March 31,
2007 (re-broadcast April 1 and April 2).
Click here for the text of
Bruce Gilley's presentation to the Library of Parliament Seminar Series on
March 30, 2007 entitled "Engaging China: Some Ideas for Canadian
Policy-Makers" which contains some references to my work.
Click here for
an article by Charlie Gillis and Andrea Mandel-Campbell entitled “Go on,
take a stand: It’s possible to criticize China on human rights and do
business with it published in Macleans
Magazine, March 5, 2007 issue, pp. 30-1 which quotes my views.
Click here for an article
entitled by Ye Changqian (in Chinese) “Interview with Chinese Spring
Festival Show Foreign Host Huang Cheng’an (Huang Cheng’an is my
Chinese name) published in the Chinese language “Toronto Online on February 16, 2007. It shows photos
of me on-stage at the Toronto Centre for the Arts on February 10 hosting and
performing a Chinese New Year comedic dialogue (xiangsheng) with the
Mainland Chinese media personality Jin Dong.
Click here for
Mary Yang’s article (in Chinese) “Seeking to Save Huseyin Celil
Harper Does not Stint Sacrificing Trade which quotes my views published in the Sing Tao Daily on February
10, 2007, p. A2
Click here
for an interview with me on the impact of the Celil case on Canada-China
relations for the Radio Canada International program "The Link"
broadcast February 9, 2007.
Click here
for Jeff Sallot and Geoffrey York’s article “PM irked as diplomats
miss activist's hearing published
in the Globe and Mail on February 6, 2007, p. A1 that quotes my views on
the Huseyin Celil matter at length.
Click here for a letter
written by me entitled "Confucius
confusion" published in
the Globe and Mail on January 2, 2007, p. A12.
Click here
for Helen Mann’s interview with me about the 2006 PRC White Paper on
National Defence broadcast on CBC radio’s “As It Happens on December 29, 2006.
Click here
for Kevin Steel's article entitled "No More Mr. Nice Guy: The federal
government's hard line on human rights in China incites pro-democracy friends
and business foes" published in the Western Standard, December 18,
2006, p. 31, that quotes my views.
Click here
report on Page A6 of the Globe and Mail
published December 6, 2006 "Yearly talks with China vital, officials
say" by Alex Dobrota. It says: "But the dialogue has recently
come under fire from Canadian rights groups and from a university
professor. Brock University political scientist Charles Burton said the
talks were scripted in advance and had little connection with the realities on
the ground."
Click here
for audio portion of interview with Diana Dai about the Parliamentary motion
that "this House recognizes that Quebecois form a nation
within a united Canada?broadcast on Omni 2 TV "Mandarin Weekend"
program December 2, 2006.
Click here
for audio portion of interview with Diana Dai about Canada-China relations
broadcast on Omni 2 TV "Mandarin Weekend" program November 25, 2006.
Click here
for article "Canadian Parliament Committee Hears Evidence of Chinese
Abuses" published in the November 24, 2006 issues of The Epoch Times
that quotes my report on the Canada-China Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue.
Click here
for an article in Macleans Magazine entitled "The China
Dilemma" published in their November 27, 2006 edition that quotes
extensively from an interview with me.
Click here
for interview with me about Prime Minister Harper's approach to China policy
and his contact with President Hu at APEC in Hanoi broadcast on CBC Newsworld
"CBC News Today" on November 18, 2006.
Click here
for transcript of the evidence presented to the Subcommittee on International
Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
on October 31, 2006 given by me and others. Click here
for evidence given on November 7 and here
for evidence given November 21 and here
for evidence given on November 28 and here
for evidence given on December 5 and here
for evidence given February 20, 2007 that mention my views in conjunction with
the Human Rights Dialogue with China.
Click here
for interview with me about cancellation of meeting between Chinese President
Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Harper at APEC in Hanoi broadcast on Radio Canada
International's "The Link" on November 15, 2006.
Click here
for Geoff York's report that quotes my views entitled “Minister
criticizes China's human rights record" published in the Globe and Mail
on-line edition on November 15, 2006.
Click here
for Mary Yang's interview with me published in Sing Tao Daily News on
November 15, 2006 about Canada-China relations and Mr. Harper's participation
in the Vietnam APEC Meeting.
Click here for
Geoff York's article "China, Africa forging closer ties" published in
the Globe and Mail November 6, 2006, p. A12 which quotes my views on
increasing Chinese involvement in trade and investment in Sub-Sarahan Africa.
Click here
for a report in the Sing Tao Daily News about my
appearance before the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House
of Commons Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and
International Development on October 31, 2006. I presented the report I wrote
for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade entitled
"Assessment of the Canada-China Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue" and
responded to questions from MPs about human rights programming in Canada's relations
with China over a two-hour session held in the West Block of the Parliament
Buildings in Ottawa.
Representatives of Amnesty International and Rights and Democracy also
urged the Subcommittee to support implementation of the "Burton
Report."
Cliquez ici pour mon
rapport intitule "Evaluation du dialogue bilateral Canada-Chine sur les
droits de la personne" (Rapport prepare en execution de la lettre
d'entente 12800 CB du ministere des Affaires etrangeres et du Commerce
international, datée du 1er août 2005). The English language
version is available below.
Click here
for an article entitled "Ottawa weighs shelving Chinese rights dialogue:
Beijing warns of 'serious' repercussions if annual talks put on ice"
published in the Globe and Mail on October 27, 2006, p. A18. The article refers to a report I wrote
earlier this year and mentions my upcoming appearance before a Parliamentary
Sub-Committee.
Click here
for interview with me on the repercussions of the North Korean nuclear test
broadcast on St. Catharine's radio station CKTB on October 23, 2006.
Click here
for CBC Radio "World at 6" report on Canada's China policy broadcast
on October 16, 2006 that includes an interview with me.
The Epoch Times mentioned my work in an article published October 12,
2006 entitled "Canada Changing its Tone Toward Chinese Regime". It is available on-line at this URL: http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-12/46974.html
Click here
for the audio portion "The Debate: A Nuclear North Korea" broadcast
on TVO's "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" that I participated in from
CH Hamilton on October 10, 2006. It is 37 minutes in duration. Links to this
program (podcast, blog, relevant URLs, etc.) can be found at http://tvo.org/theagenda. It can be viewed
on-line as streaming video at: http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=43
Click here
for audio portion of lead item on "Global National" TV news program
about the North Korean nuclear test broadcast on October 10, 2006 that includes
comments by me.
Click here
for interview with me on the North Korean nuclear test broadcast on St.
Catharine's radio station CKTB on October 10, 2006.
Click here
and here
for interviews with me broadcast on October 10, 2006 on the CBC Ottawa radio
program "Ottawa Today" and on CBC Montreal "Daybreak" about
North Korea's nuclear test.
Click here
for Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China letter to Prime Minister Harper
of October 6, 2006 which urges the Government to implement my report on the
Canada-China Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue (see below).
An article in the Chinese version of the Epoch Times interviewing former Secretary of
State (Asia-Pacific) David Kilgour discusses my report on the Bilateral Human
Rights Dialogue inaccurately identifying me as "former
Ambassador". It can found at: http://epochtimes.com/gb/6/9/30/n1471628.htm
Click here
for audio portion of interview with Omni 1 TV on Friday's "Mandarin
News" program commenting on the visit to Canada by the President of
Afghanistan broadcast on September 22, 2006. Click here for
audio portion of interview done with by Diana Dai on "Mandarin
Weekend" about the past, present and future of Canada's involvement in
Afghanistan broadcast on Omni 1 on September 23, 2006.
Click here
for Scott Roberts' report "A family's fate hinges on Chinese justice: A
mother wonders whether her newborn son will ever see his father" published
in the Globe and Mail on August 29, 2006 (p. A1 and A7) which quotes my
views on the Huseyincan Celil case.
Click here
for an article in the August 2006 issue of Research Reporter entitled
"International human rights: Exploring the links between policies and
people" that is (somewhat loosely) based on an interview with me about my
work.
Click here
for Scott Roberts' report "Canadian's detention in China sparks furor:
critics rally outside consulate in Toronto, as secrecy envelops Huseyin
Celil" published in the Globe and Mail on July 21, 2006 (p. A6)
which quotes my views on the Huseyincan Celil case. There are more details in
my blog under the heading
“On Mr. Celil's Disappearance into the Chinese Prison System and
Connection to the Lai Changxing Matter"
Click here
for an interview with me about the proposed Canadian-funded luxury train
between Beijing and Lhasa broadcast on Radio Canada International's
"Business Sense" program on July 20, 2006
Click here for
Geoffrey York's report: “China mum on fate of detained Canadian published
in the Globe and Mail on July 18, 2006 (p. A7) which quotes my
views on the Huseyincan Celil case.
Click on the name of the city for radio interviews done on
CBC local morning programs on July 5, 2006 about the North Korea missile tests
of the previous day: Quebec City,
Winnipeg,
Thunder Bay,
Regina, Vancouver
(I also did interviews with CBC Toronto, Ottawa and St. John’s that day).
On July 6, I was "Choice of the
Day" on Radio Canada International English service click here for
that interview. The following day I commented on the same topic in the Chinese
service of Radio Canada International. Click here for
that interview.
Click here
for my report “Assessment of the Canada-China Bilateral Human Rights
Dialogue” released by the Department of Foreign Affairs in May 2006.
Click here for
an article about this report published on page A1 of the Globe and Mail
on June 16, 2006 entitled "Rights dialogue in China blasted as futile:
Canadian deplores empty annual ritual." Click here
for an editorial about this in the same paper on page A24 entitled "China
Isn’t Listening". Click here for a
report broadcast on June 16 over the Chinese service of Radio Canada
International about the Globe report. Click here
for one of the Chinese media accounts of my report from the wire service of the
Taiwan Central Daily News.
Click here
for Spring 2006 issue of Brock Research which includes an article about
me entitled "One in a billion: A Canadian making a difference in
China".
Click here
for an interview with me broadcast on June 16, 2006 over the Chinese service of
Radio Canada International about the Canada-China-Norway Plurilateral Symposium
on Human Rights.
Click here
for the June / July 2006 issue of Rights and Democracy’s Newsletter Libertas
that includes an article by me entitled "Good Governance, Democratic
Development and Human Rights in Canada-China Relations" on p. 6.
Click here
for sound portion of a short interview with me broadcast on Omni TV
"Mandarin News" on April 21, 2006 and here for
sound portion of a longer interview with me broadcast the next day on
"Mandarin Weekend" Both are on the subject of the visit by Chinese
President Hu Jintao to the USA.
Click here for my
comment on "Has the Six-Party Talks Process Run Its Course" published
in CanKor issue 255 on April 14, 2006.
Click here for my
comment on transliteration of Hangul by DPRK publications published in CanKor
issue 242 on March 24, 2006.
Click here for my
comment on the implications of Korean reunification published in CanKor
issue 228 on February 24, 2006.
Click here
and here
for interviews with me by Rosita Wong on the policy orientation of
Canada’s new government published in Singtao Daily News on
February 7, 2006, p. A2.
Click here
for audio portion of TV interview with me by Diana Dai about the Canadian
General Election broadcast on January 21, 2006 as part of Mandarin program of
Toronto OMNI 2. I was also on their news program the day before, but have no
recording of that one.
Click here
for audio portion of TV interview with me by Diana Dai about human rights in
Canada-China relations broadcast on September 17, 2005 as part of Mandarin
program of Toronto OMNI 2 special program on Hu Jintao's Visit to North
America. I was also on their news
program the day before commenting on China and the UN, but have no recording of
that one.
Click here
for interview with me on Hu Jintao's visit to Canada broadcast to India on
Radio Canada International Program "Canada Today" on September 16,
2005.
Click here
for an interview with me on Hu Jintao's visit to Canada published in the Singtao
Daily News on August 24, 2005, 2005, p. A7.
Click here for
an interview with me on impact of PetroChina's failure to acquire Unocal
published in the Singtao Daily News on July 22, 2005, p. A2.
My paper "The Role of China's Political Institutions in China's Economic
Development" presented at of the Canadian Political Science Association
Annual Conference in London, Ontario on June 2, 2005 can be found at: http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2005/Burton.pdf
My paper "The Impact of Chinese Communist Party Policy on Uyghurs: past,
present and future" presented to the Central and Middle Asia Seminar at
the University of Toronto on May 15, 2005 can be found at http://www.uyghurcanadian.org/The%20Impact%20of%20CCP%20Policy%20on%20Uyghurs%20Past,%20Present%20and%20Future.html
Click here
for an interview with me on China-Taiwan relations and pandas broadcast on the
CBC radio program "As It Happens" on May 6, 2005.
Click here
for an interview with me by Arthur Kent on a proposal before the U.S. Congress
to impose a 27.5% tariff on all Chinese imports, broadcast on the CBC radio
program "The Current" on April 22, 2005.
Click here for
an interview with me by Rosita Wong on the impact of the Canada's new foreign
policy document on Canada-China relations published in Singtao Daily News on
April 20, 2005, p. A2.
Click here for an article about Canada's grain sales to China published in The Globe and Mail on April 7, 2005, p. A3 that quotes me.
Click here
for an interview with me broadcast on the Chinese service of Radio Canada
International about China's relations with the Vatican on April 6, 2005..
A report that I wrote in 2000 about conditions of Chinese nationals repatriated
to the Fuzhou area after failed illegal emigration is available on the
International Refugee Board of the Government of Canada website: http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/refinfo_e/query=burton/doc/%7B@5%7D/hits_only?
Click here
for interview with me about Canada China
trade published in Singtao Daily News on January 27, 2005.
Click here
for interview on China's human rights broadcast on CBC Toronto program
"Here and Now" on January 21, 2005.
I gave 10 interviews on CBC radio stations about human rights in China on
January 21, 2005. Click on the city
name for a sample of them: Whitehorse,
Edmonton,
Winnipeg,
Thunder Bay, Regina, Sudbury, Quebec
Interview with me about Prime Minister Martin's visit to China broadcast on the
Dave Rutherford Show on CHQR Calgary January 20, 2005. Click here for Part
1. Click here for Part
2.
Click here for
interview with me about outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Canada, Mei Ping,
published in Singtao Daily News on January 16, 2005.
Click here
for interview with me about Prime Minister Martin's visit to China published in Singtao Daily News with
accompanying photo of me on January 13, 2005.
Clck here for a
brief memoire of Godfrey Hewitt renowned organist and choirmaster at Christ
Church Cathedral in Ottawa from 1932-80.
Click here
for my Plenary Address (in absentia) delivered October 29, 2004 to the 20th
Anniversary Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in China held in
Chongqing
Click here
for my comments published in Singtao Daily News on the controversy over
Chinese investment in Canada published on Page A2 on October 22, 2004.
Click here for
interview with me about MinMetals acquisition of Noranda broadcast on Radio
Canada International on September 27, 2004.
Click here
for my comments on Jiang Zemin’s retirement and Hu Jintao’s
assumption of the Chairmanship of the Central Military Commission published in
the Singtao Daily News on September 21, 2004.
Click here
for my comments on The Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China published in the Singtao Daily News on
September 16, 2004.
Click here
for my comments on Hong Kong elections published in the Singtao Daily News
on September 14, 2004.
Click here
for “Live in B.C. News?Chinese media report of my views on
Canada-Taiwan-China relations accessed on June 28, 2004 entitled ?span
class=SpellE>Jia waijiaobu xuancheng: yige zhongguo zhengce weichibubian?
Click here
for interview with me on Canada-Taiwan-China relations published in the Singtao
Daily News May 20, 2004, p. A2 entitled ?span class=SpellE>Jia dui
yige zhongguo zhengce weichibubian?
Click here
for Zhao Li’s interview on Dalai Lama in Canada broadcast on Chinese
language service of Radio Canada International on April 22, 2004.
Click here
for a review of a speech I gave in Ottawa about China-North-Korea-Taiwan on
April 15 that was published in The Ottawa Citizen on April 21, 2004, p.
D5.
Click here
for my participation in CBC Montreal Radio Noon ‘phone-in show on
“Should Canada Be Doing More to Help Tibet?broadcast on April 20, 2004.
Click here
for interview on Dalai Lama in Canada broadcast on English language service of
Radio Canada International on April 19, 2004.
Click here
for interview with me on Dalai Lama in Canada published in the Singtao Daily
News April 15, 2004, p. A9 entitled "Wotaihua shizhang gai chu’ai Jiang yu dalai
huimian"
Click on the city names for CBC radio interviews broadcast on April 14, 2004 on
the Dalai Lama’s visit to Canada (7 of the 13 done here): Calgary, Halifax, Ottawa, Edmonton, Whitehorse,
Quebec
City, Yellowknife.
Click here
for Canadian Press interview with me about Dalai Lama’s visit to Canada
published on April 8, 2004.
Click here
for my letter to the Globe and Mail entitled "Nationalism and
Taiwan" published on March 23, 2004 on page A16.
Click here
for an interview with me about the Taiwan election and referendum broadcast on
CBC radio "The Current" on March 19, 2004.
Click here for
an interview with me appeared in the Canadian edition of the Singtao Daily
News on March 16, 2004 (jpg image of news clipping in traditional Chinese
characters). The article is by Rosita Wong and entitled "Jia
zhuanjia kan tai daxuan cu liangan heping tongyi" (Canadian expert sees
the Taiwan election as promoting cross straits peaceful reunification), p. A4.
Two parts of an interview with me on North Korea was shown on the CBC Newsworld
Program "Foreign Assignment" on January 10, 2004. For audio
portion click here.
Audio portions of TV interviews with me broadcast on OMNI2 December 13, 14
& 15, 2003 on "Mandarin News" and "Mandarin
Weekend" about Chinese Premier’s visit to Canada and China-US_Taiwan
relations and trade. Click here for
longer interview. Click here for
shorter interview.
An interview with me appeared on the CBC TV news "Sunday Report" on
December 14, 2003 as part of an item by Patrick Brown on North Korea. For
audio portion click here.
Click on the city names for CBC radio interviews broadcast
on October 22, 2003 on issues in Canada-China trade relations and the impact of
Prime Minister Chretien’s visit to China (7 of the 12 done here): Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Whitehorse, Winnipeg, Yellowknife.
Click here
for my Keynote Address to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Conference on the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea "DPRK: Axis of Evil or Nexus
of Need" on October 20, 2003 entitled “Solving the DPRK
Conundrum? The full text can also be found at http://www.cankor.ca (Issue #139, October 24,
2003).
Click here
for interview on the proposals for political reform and elections in China broadcast
on CBC "As It Happens" on October 2, 2003 (1.8mb). It is also
available at http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/2003/10/2.html
(part 2 starting at 23:15)
Click here
for interview with me on Chinese Army peacekeeping training in Canada published
in the Chinese (Mainland) newspaper The International Herald Leader It
is also available at http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2003-09-22/10031789418.shtml.
Both versions are in Guobiao encoding of the simplified Chinese characters.
Click here
for interview on the 6 Party Talks on North Korea broadcast on CBC "As It
Happens" on August 27, 2003 (1.9mb). It is also available at http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/2003/8/27.html
Click here
for interview with me broadcast on the Korean service of Radio Free Asia on
August 25, 2003 (in Korean). The text of the report in Korean and the
sound clip can be found here.
(http://www.rfa.org/service/article.html?service=kor&encoding=4&id=113848).
Click here
for Geoff York’s story "Chinese leader on the brink" which
includes an interview with me published in the Globe and Mail on
May 3, 2003, pages A1 and A7.
Click here
for interview on China’s position at the UN Security Council on Iraq and
its global implication broadcast on CBC "As It Happens" on March 6,
2003 (1.8mb). It is also available at http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/2003/3/6.html
Click here for my performance as Chinese Foreign Minister at
the UN Security Council, broadcast on CBC "As It Happens" on February
6, 2003 (big file: 13mb for 55 minutes of listening). It is also available at http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/2003/2/6.html
Click here
for Radio Canada International Interview on Chinese Communist Party 16th
Congress, November 15, 2002 (1.5mb). Same thing in Chinese language version
click here.
Click here
for Radio Canada International Interview on North Korea, October 17, 2002
(1.5mb). Same thing in Chinese language version click here.