Building blocks for a Canada-Asia strategy /

This has become clear as Asia’s transformation—the resurgence of China, the growth of India, the maturation of Japan and Korea, and developments within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region—provides new opportunities as well as challenges for its people and for the rest of the world. [...] The Board of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada firmly believes it is of utmost importance for the Government of Canada to strengthen its partnerships and deepen its engagement with Asia. [...] We strongly encourage Prime Minister Trudeau and his government to develop a constructive and sustainable Asia strategy—one that takes into account the diversity of the region and is able to accommodate a degree of uncertainty and short-term volatility associated with emerging economies and changing polities. [...] BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A CANADA-ASIA STRATEGY 5 MESSAGE FROM STEWART BECK MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA For over 30 years, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has been contributing to the dialogue on Canada’s engagement with Asia, a region of the world critical to our coun- try’s future. [...] The Government of Canada has an opportunity to articulate a more targeted and strategic approach to Asia that both advances Canadian national interests and contributes to the sustainable development and growth of the region.