China and Canadian official development assistance

The overarching goals of both programs are to facilitate the sharing of expertise and experience in promoting and strengthening the rule of law, human rights and good governance in China.”38 ICCLR has been active in China since 1995, undertaking research in the area of China and its judicial system, and the provision of technical assistance. [...] CIDA began its programming in this area in 1995, a reflection of Beijing’s attempts during the previous decade “to develop a. 11 viable legal system and make the government and the courts answerable to an objective standard.”42 The first book produced by the Centre with its Chinese partners on the subject was in Chinese, The Nations Standards and China’s System of Criminal Justice (1998). [...] For example, in the area of climate change a “key goal” for the prime minister during the 2008 G-8 meetings in Hokkaido was “to push … for stronger acceptance of the principle that major developing emitters such as China and India must be included in a new [climate change] treaty, and face real targets.”64 Given the state of the relationship, the chances of Canada prevailing upon Beijing to adopt [...] Newsweek, no supporter of communism or its fellow travelers, has suggested that in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake and the upcoming Beijing Olympics, “2008 will turn out to be a remarkable year of change in China’s modern history… the country has achieved a new high-water mark in terms of the development of civil society, the push for greater government accountability and the accessibility of a [...] Finally, the is the belief, held by some, that the government’s position derives from long-term lobbying on the part of Taiwan which, being democratic, is much more skilled at the modern persuasive arts than is the government of the PRC.