October 5, 2006 Source: :
http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news10050601.htm Chinese delegation gets
economic lowdown from
SFU Contact:
Andy Hira, 604.291.3286, ahira@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, pamr, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca Website: www/sfu.ca/~ahira (upcoming link to Chinese delegation visit) October 05, 2006
With Simon Fraser University political scientists as their personal tour
guides, six high-level academicsandcivic officials from China are visiting
B.C. October 9-13 to get a primer on BC’s economy. The group — four scholars at Southwest University of Political Science and
Law and two municipal officials — are from Chongqing, a western Chinese
municipality and province of 41 million people. Chongqing is the fourth
largest municipality in China and a regional hub for much of Western China. Under a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) project, SFU
political scientists Andy Hira, Steve McBride and Alex Netherton are charged
with helping the delegation grasp the workings of the Canadian economy. "The delegation is here to learn more about industrial promotion policies in
light of China’s recent accession to the World Trade Organization, explains
Hira. "B.C. is of particular interest to Chongqing because it shares a
similar resource base and issues regarding federal-provincial relations on
the economic front." As well as giving primers on Canada’s industrial policy, B.C.’s labour
relations and industrial and environmental policy in Canada and B.C., Hira
and his colleagues will take the delegation to government and industry
offices. The delegation will meet with officials at the ministries of finance;
forests and range; energy, mines and petroleum; BC Film; BC Tourism; Sierra
Wireless and the Asia Pacific Foundation. CIDA is Canada’s lead development agency, collaborating with groups
worldwide in helping developing countries build a sustainable economy.
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