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. // Participants' bios - 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 bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // 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. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: May 16, 2025 Release date: May 20, 2025