Join an online roundtable, “After Meng Wanzhou: Roundtable on Canada/US-China Relations,” which will feature discussions from China studies and public policy specialists. We will investigate questions regarding the Meng Wanzhou case and its implications on Canada-US-China relations. What have we learned, what has changed, what can we expect (or fear) in the future?
Moderator: Dr. Kai Ostwald
Panelists:
- Pitman Potter, University of British Columbia
- Kristen Hopewell, University of British Columbia
- Susan Gregson, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Yuen Pau Woo, Senate of Canada
Moderator Bio:
Dr. Kai Ostwald is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. He is also Director of the Institute of Asian Research and the Centre for Southeast Asian Research (CSEAR). His work is broadly on development, public policy, and ethnic politics. His focus is strongly on Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Myanmar.
Panelist Bios:
Dr. Pitman Potter is Professor Emeritus of Law and Director of Chinese Legal Studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, Director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Research. He is an internationally acclaimed scholar of Law in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. Professor Potter also served as a Chinese business law consultant for Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (formerly Ladner Downs) from 1995 to 2017. He also practiced as a Chartered Arbitrator handling trade and investment disputes involving China. Professor Potter served on the Boards of Directors of several public institutions, including the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada where he is currently a Distinguished Fellow and the Canada-China Business Council where he is currently Senior Advisor.
Dr. Kristen Hopewell is Canada Research Chair in Global Policy in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. Her research specializes in international trade, global governance, industrial policy and development, with a focus on emerging powers. Prior to entering academia, she worked as a trade official for the Canadian government and as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley.
Susan Gregson is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She served in the Canadian public service with distinction for 35 years, occupying several senior executive positions. Between 2013 and 2016, she was Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific at Global Affairs Canada. Her most noteworthy assignments were as Deputy High Commissioner in London, Consul General of Canada in Shanghai and Minister-Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. She holds a B.A. in anthropology from the University of British Columbia and was Canada-China Scholar at Nankai University and at Fudan University.
Senator Yuen Pau Woo is appointed to the Senate of Canada. Senator Woo has worked on public policy issues related to Canada’s relations with Asian countries for more than 30 years. From 2005-2014, he was President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, where he continues to serve as Distinguished East Asia Fellow. He is also Senior Fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Graduate School of Business, and at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Trilateral Commission and on the board of the Vancouver Academy of Music.
Co-hosted by: The Centre for Chinese Research, Institute of Asian Research, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC
