Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1493 - How China Outmaneuvered Canada with Charles Burton
Update: 2025-10-27
Description
Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Charles Burton, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and one of Canada’s foremost experts on China. A former diplomat at our embassy in Beijing and longtime professor at Brock University, Charles brings decades of experience studying China’s political evolution, security strategy, and its growing influence on Western democracies. Together they discuss his upcoming book, "The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Outmaneuvered Canada’s Diplomacy, Security, and Sovereignty", exploring how Canada’s policies toward China have evolved — from early optimism during the reform era to today’s growing concerns over espionage, human rights, and global power shifts.
Charles shares vivid memories from his time in China during the Mao and Deng years, offers insight into the fate of democratic movements after Tiananmen Square, and reflects on the lessons Canada must learn to defend its independence and democratic institutions.
"The Beaver and the Dragon" launches October 21.
Charles shares vivid memories from his time in China during the Mao and Deng years, offers insight into the fate of democratic movements after Tiananmen Square, and reflects on the lessons Canada must learn to defend its independence and democratic institutions.
"The Beaver and the Dragon" launches October 21.
Comments
In Channel
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States00:00
00:00
x
