Arthur Lam

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Donald Trump has launched a cultural revolution, like China’s Mao. Here is how Canada should respond

Donald Trump has launched a cultural revolution, like China’s Mao. Here is how Canada should respond

A charismatic leader with a cult following. Governing by slogans. Demonizing opponents. Purging civil servants. A population scarred by inflation. Censorship of speech against the supreme leader. Sound familiar? This isn’t just America under President Donald Trump — it’s the playbook of China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, a period of civil strife and political deadlock that lasted well over...

Keep calm and trade on: Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade engagement accelerates

Keep calm and trade on: Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade engagement accelerates

Over the past year, pundits in the business press have characterized Canada’s engagement with the Indo-Pacific region as “missing in action.” Former Canadian foreign minister Marc Garneau lamented the inattention of successive federal governments in Asia. The Business Council of Canada declared its concerns regarding Canada’s absence from the United States’ Indo-Pacific Economic Prosperity Framework. Various international affairs professors have...