On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, CCBC held a breakfast session in Toronto, with speakers Brian Kingston, Vice President of Business Council of Canada and Jason Waite, Partner of Alston & Bird. The presentations addressed the “Phase One” Economic and Trade Agreement that was signed by China and the United States in January.
Canada’s Ambassador to China Dominic Barton recently recorded a special video message to CCBC members.
Quasi-traffic jams returned to Beijing this week – that is to say, there was slight congestion on the ring roads at rush hour, and scooter-riders and cyclists actually had to wait at red lights before freely crossing multi-lane intersections. Has Beijing roused from its COVID-19 slumber? No, not by a long shot, but there are finally stirrings.
It’s a question on everyone’s mind, and on Feb. 25, CCBC members from across Canada and China listened to Danielle Goldfarb, Head of Global Research for RIWI Corporation, present the situation in statistical and analytical terms.
Despite some early-stage policy relaxations and a few new signs of life on the roads, Beijing remains unnervingly quiet this week. While Beijing struggles back into first-gear under the shadow of emerging global concerns, this week I bring you updates from several “multiplier” members – service-based companies that each engage with numerous firms doing business in Canada and China.