INFOGRAPHICS: Why a Free Trade Agreement with China is a non-starter
While it may be tempting to see a Free Trade Agreement with China as potential win for Canada, a new paper by MLI...
The Practical Consequences of a Free Trade Agreement with China: New MLI Report
OTTAWA, ON (March 28, 2019): It may be easy for Canadians to see China as a stable trade alternative to the US – a...
Freeland named MLI Policy-Maker of the Year in December issue of Inside Policy
OTTAWA, ON (December 18, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to name Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland as Policy-Maker of the Year in...
Resisting the Chinese Communist Party's Silent Invasion: Duanjie Chen for Inside Policy
We need to stop foreign governments like China’s from taking advantage of our open, free and democratic system, writes Duanjie Chen. By Duanjie...
The Threat Huawei Poses to Canada
Should Canada be concerned about Huawei and Chinese infiltration into Canada's economy? According to a panel of experts, we should absolutely be worried....
US tariff battle has revived Chinese free traders: Duanjie Chen for Inside Policy
The Sino-America trade war is not a conflict between China and the US per se, but rather a war between the Chinese state...
Takeover of Aecon is integral to China’s national strategy: New MLI commentary by Duanjie Chen
OTTAWA, ON (May 22, 2018): Canada's government is close to making a decision that will have an enormous lasting impact on our country....
China's Aecon purchase not a win-win for Canada: Duanjie Chen in Sun Papers
When it comes to the acquisition of Aecon by Chinese firm CCCI, the Canadian government needs to examine long-term consequences over short-term gains,...
The CCCI-Aecon deal is China’s gain, not Canada’s: Duanjie Chen for Inside Policy
Canada should recognize that the CCCI-Aecon deal represents a gain for the China model over our free market system, writes Duanjie Chen. We...
How China’s State-Owned Enterprises are Disrupting Free Markets: Duanjie Chen for Inside Policy
China’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) operate on principles counter to those that underpin free markets, writes Duanjie Chen. Canada needs to guard our free...
