Canada's relationship with the People's Republic of China (PRC) is entering a new chapter — and the opportunities are significant. Renewed diplomatic ties, reduced tariffs on key exports, and fresh interest from major Chinese investors signal real momentum. But seizing those opportunities requires more than optimism. It requires understanding how Beijing operates and guardrails to protect Canadian values, as well as economic and national security interests.
Session 1: The China Index and Lessons from Taiwan
How do you measure something that rarely announces itself? This first session introduces the China Index, the first cross-regional project to track and visualize PRC overseas influence across nine domains — from media and academia to military, technology, and domestic politics.
Wu Min-Hsuan (TTCat), co-founder of Taiwanese think tank DoubleThink Lab, walks through where Chinese Communist Party influence is deepening, where it has plateaued, and where it has been successfully pushed back, with particular attention to Taiwan's hard-won expertise in recognizing and countering influence operations at scale in a moderated discussion with Elizabeth Donkervoort, Senior Advisor, China Programs, APF Canada.
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