Burton: Opinion piece in Globe and Mail "A red flag for Canada after the Putinization of Xi’s dictatorship"

A red flag for Canada after the Putinization of Xi’s dictatorship https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/a-red-flag-for-canada-after-the-putinization-of-xis-dictatorship/article38116048/

Burton TV Interview with Ben Mulroney: China removing presidential term limits to allow President Xi Jinping to serve indefinitely

Burton TV Interview with Ben Mulroney: "China removing presidential term limits to allow President Xi Jinping to serve indefinitely" broadcast on CTV Your Morning on February 26, 2018


https://t.co/BrToQln0Qp

Asan Special Forum 2018 "China's Intervention in New Zealand and Canada" March 8 in Washington, DC

Join us at the Asan Special Forum 2018. Leading scholars will discuss China's intervention into the internal affairs of New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and South Korea. https://t.co/BYULd1TOBs @theasanforum @rosenbergerlm @Anne_MarieBrady @cburton001 https://t.co/lfVaEWYJ09

Burton: Canada must smarten up on its China policy

http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/burton-canada-must-smarten-up-on-its-china-policy

"When former officials enrich themselves with Beijing’s money, once they’re no longer managing China-related policy, it raises huge questions about whether these people had been compromised in defending Canada’s national interests vis-à-vis China while in office. A post-retirement second career, trading on their China-related “friendships” cultivated in government service, is just not OK.

Multi-ethnic nations such as Canada should encourage citizens of Chinese origin to seek political office; we need legislatures that reflect our diversity. But the sole legitimate function of a politician is to serve the purposes of their nation of citizenship. Any politicians with divided loyalties who spend a lot of time in China for vaguely defined purposes should not have a voice in policymaking impinging on the interests of China in Canada.

And, obviously, Canadian political parties should not be accepting funding from foreign sources, indirectly or otherwise. Most Western nations’ think tanks that advise on China relations routinely accept funding from China-related sources. And our media often provide an influential platform to apologist pundits whose grants and China travel are on Beijing’s dime through “exchanges.”

Canada indeed urgently needs a lot more expertise on China so we can better realize our interests with that country, but we should pay for it ourselves."

Reid Morden, Charles Burton and David Welch on Canada/China/North Korea issues at RCMI