Canada China Education Relations
The article linked below discusses the beginnings of educational relationships and cooperation between the two nations. It explores its development and the prospects for the future. Click the link below to learn more: Canadian and Chinese Collaboration on Education: From Unilateral to Bilateral Exchanges
Zha, Qiang (2011). Canadian-Chinese Education Collaborations: From Unilateral to Bilateral Exchanges. In Huhua Cao and Vivienne Poy (Eds.) The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century (pp. 100-119). Ottawa, Ontario: University of Ottawa Press.
The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century
This book by the University of Ottawa Press discusses Sino Canadian relations in the 21st century. It explores topics such as Ottawa’s foreign policy priorities, China’s increasing important position as an international policy-maker, China’s growing economic clout and its potential implications for Canada’s future prosperity, and the human and demographic aspects of bilateral relations.
The PDF version of this book can be found by clicking the following link:
WATCH: Journey to Chris Hadfield’s landing site in Kazakhstan
Space exploration is fascinating enough on its own, but it’s never been as engaging for people here on Earth as it has been for the past five months. Canadian astronaut Cmdr. Chris Hadfield’s time on board the International Space Station will be remembered for his snapshots from space, science lessons from the stars and his ongoing interaction with his hundreds of thousands of social media followers. And, of course, the cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” that won’t soon be forgotten. For 144 days on board the ISS, his return to Earth marked the end of a shared adventure in space – a journey people got to take part in, in a way they hadn’t ever before. Global News Asia Correspondent Paul Johnson and cameraman Nicolas Bock were the only North American journalists to have travelled to the remote Kazakhstan landing site, where Hadfield and his space station compatriots (Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn) touched down in a Soyuz spacecraft the morning of May 14. WATCH: Cmdr. Hadfield’s son looks back at father’s time in space Johnson has covered a number of space landings and has met many of Canada’s exceptional astronauts. But, even he admits that Hadfield’s story is exceptional. “[Hadfield] seems to be somebody who is really conscious of the appeal of his own story and of using that to reach out to people to make them aware of the incredible things that are going on, on the International Space Station and just in the space program in general,” Johnson said.
Watch:
http://globalnews.ca/news/572226/watch-journey-to-chris-hadfields-landing-site-in-kazakhstan/
China and British Columbia vow to further promote ties and trade relations
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Harper wraps up China visit with panda pact
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Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper pets a panda with his wife Laureen at a zoo in Chongqing Feb 11, 2012. Harper announced two giant pandas, Er Shun and Ji Li, will spend 10 years in two Canadian zoos. [Photo/Agencies] |
BEIJING – Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up a visit to China by announcing Saturday that Beijing will loan two of giant pandas to Canadian zoos. The pandas are the first to travel to Canada in more than two decades.
Harper visited a zoo in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality to say that the Chinese government is loaning the panda pair to Canada for the next 10 years, Harper’s press secretary Carl Vallee said.
News photos showed Harper looking on as his wife carried a squirming baby panda.
The pandas are expected to arrive in Canada early next year and will go to the Toronto and Calgary zoos for five years each.
Source: China Daily