Rob | August 19, 2008
Well, the Olympics are shaping up to be A-OK for Canadian athletes, but something tells me they aren’t quite shaping up quite as well for Canada in China. This afternoon, the Globe and Mail reported here that former Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, chastised current Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, for not attending the Opening Ceremonies of [...]
Rob | June 4, 2008
Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute came to Beijing to lecture us on how the world is going to come to an end. If he keeps it up like this in China, it just might. Chinese people don’t have elected officals to call, and they don’t respond well to doom and gloom. Western visionaries need to to better than that in China.
Rob | June 2, 2008
Stephen Harper wants Europe to pressure China into cutting GHG emissions. In the meantime, Japan is set to transfer technology and capital to China to do that job. Who will have more influence on China? Canada had better get ready to step up.
Rob | May 25, 2008
Yesterday the Globe and Mail reported that Stephen Harper will be meeting with European leaders both in large meetings and privately to convince them to pressure China and India to “level the playing field” of development and climate change.
1. Doesn’t understand the bredth of policy development going on in China right now – is this reflecting on the work of the Canadian embassy in China? Why can’t he be better informed…unless he’s doing this solely for political reasons.
2. China and [...]
Rob | May 15, 2008
2008 is shaping up to be an unlucky year for China. Tragedies have served to balance the nationalistic energies focused on the Olympics. But one thing these troubles may have served to accomplish is a feeling of brotherhood between all ethnic Chinese scattered across the globe.
