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The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is pleased to invite you to join our First Canadian Women-only Virtual Business Mission to Taiwan. This event will showcase Canadian women entrepreneurs through pitch sessions, as well as feature high-level speakers on technology, innovation, and gender equality in Canada and Taiwan.

The first day of the mission will be virtual, while the second day will gather Taiwanese guests for a hybrid event in Taipei.

The mission is focused on promoting women entrepreneurs in science and technology sectors that promote healthy living and a clean environment, so we can work together to improve health and environmental outcomes while leveraging commercial growth opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurs. This mission offers opportunities to women-identifying entrepreneurs (owners or those leading Canadian SMEs) looking to grow their businesses through meeting partners in Taiwan’s market.

This event is hosted with support from the Government of Canada, Air Canada, and the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei. Logistical assistance is provided by the Taiwan Institute for Economic Research. Audio interpretation from English to French and Chinese will be available during the event.

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Mission Brochure - 中文

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The Munk School will host a panel discussion on Japan and Asia in the Pandemic Era. APF Canada's Vice-President, Research, Dr. Jeffrey Reeves, is a guest on this panel. 

In November, 2020, 15 countries comprising all of ASEAN plus Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand decided to meet the economic challenge of the pandemic by signing the world’s largest regional trade agreement.

What does the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) mean for Canada, for the new Biden administration, and for leadership in Asia? The Centre for the Study of Global Japan is partnering with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the University of B.C.'s Centre for Japan Research to talk with international experts on the implications of RCEP.

The Institute for Peace and Diplomacy will host a panel to discuss U.S. policy on China under the Biden administration. APF Canada's Vice-President, Research, Dr. Jeffrey Reeves, is a guest on this panel.

President Biden’s plan to pursue American re-engagement with the international community was solidified with the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization (WHO). However, it is not clear how he will change U.S. policy on China.

During his campaign, Biden equally highlighted the need to both engage and distance the United States from China. Some experts believe that the ability of the U.S. to collaborate with the world’s second largest economy will be a defining factor under Biden’s presidency and for America’s future. Others believe that the intensifying U.S.-China rivalry is based on structural shifts in the balance of power. They expect the Biden administration to continue Trump’s containment policy against China at least in some areas.