https://www.asiapacific.ca/ en Canada's Catalyst for Engagement with Asia, Asia's Bridge to Canada ©2026 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Sat, 30 May 2026 00:06:41 -0700 https://www.asiapacific.ca/themes/apf/images/APF-logo-mark-v1.svg https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/hard-choices-canada-china-reset-bilateral-visit-may-2026 Canada is learning how to manage a more active relationship with China without slipping into quiet accommodation or political deference to Beijing’s agenda.... Thu, 28 May 2026 16:22:02 +0000 Vina Nadjibulla: Vice-President Research & Strategy, APF Canada Dispatch 59976 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/canadas-strategic-moment-resource-endowment-national Canada is connecting resources, industry, and partners into a strategic economy. The task is turning this momentum into durable national capability. ... Thu, 28 May 2026 14:41:01 +0000 Vlado Vivoda: Strategist, Strategic Minerals Advisory and Research Dispatch 59973 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/high-seas-treaty-and-south-china-sea-canadas-role-contested-martime-order The High Seas Treaty, the first internationally binding biodiversity agreement, reframes Canada's role in a contested maritime order anchored in Asia. ... Thu, 14 May 2026 12:41:29 +0000 Hema Nadarajah: Program Manager, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Dispatch 59925 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/trump-xi-summit-leaders-life-trajectories-converge-at-apex-of-global-power The Donald Trump Xi Jinping Summit, set for May 14-15 in Beijing, will be shaped by the logic of personalized power and unconstrained leadership.... Tue, 12 May 2026 10:30:03 +0000 Dan Ciuriak, Ann Fitz-Gerald Dispatch 59916 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/canada-strong-fund-nation-building-or-state-venture-capitalism With the new Canada Strong Fund, Ottawa is signalling more clearly than ever it no longer believes markets alone can secure the country’s economic future.... Mon, 11 May 2026 12:48:49 +0000 Ari Van Assche: Professor, International Business, HEC Montréal Dispatch 59913 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/canada-japan-co-operation-semiconductors-and-supply-chain Semiconductors are now the core infrastructure of AI systems, and Canada and Japan now have an opportunity to collaborate across the chip supply chain.... Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:15:35 +0000 Sun Ryung Park: Senior Research Specialist, Northeast Asia, APF Canada Dispatch 59853 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/canadas-indo-pacific-strategy-now-more-robust-ever-will The first year of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s leadership has had a transformational impact on both Canada’s foreign policy and its standing in the world.... Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:38:34 +0000 Vina Nadjibulla: Vice-President Research & Strategy, APF Canada Dispatch 59848 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/media-fellow-daisy-xiong-reports-vietnam-manufacturings Supported by APF Canada, Daisy Xiong travelled to Vietnam to report on the country’s manufacturing industry and its evolving role in Canadian supply chains. ... Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:24:36 +0000 Daisy Xiong: 2025-2026 APF Canada Media Fellow; Staff Reporter, Business in Vancouver Dispatch 59831 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/media-fellow-laura-julie-perreault-travelled-japan-and-south Laura-Julie Perreault, columnist for La Presse and APF Canada Media Fellow for 2025-26, travelled to Asia to examine defence partnerships in the region.... Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:27:22 +0000 Laura-Julie Perreault: 2025-2026 APF Canada Media Fellow; Columnist at La Presse Dispatch 59738 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/advancing-arctic-sovereignty-through-indo-pacific-defence Protecting Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic depends on secure access to supply chains, fabrication hubs, and software-control regimes beyond its borders.... Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:29:05 +0000 Hema Nadarajah: Program Manager, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Dispatch 59736 at https://www.asiapacific.ca