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The Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group

20 Aug 2010

The Origins of the Network with the Parliament of Canada The October 13, 1970 Joint Communiqué of the Government of Canada and the Government of the People’s Republic of China marked a significant change in the international status and fortunes of the Republic of China, the government with an effective control over the Taiwan Area, because included within the Joint Communiqué was the first bilater [...] The next section of this paper takes the analysis of the network beyond its origins, and investigates the creation of the Canada–Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group in 1982 within the context of the all-out diplomatic program of the Republic of China.39 The Establishment of the Canada–Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group The Republic of China was, for the most part, successful in its adaptation [...] The decision of Congress to redraft the Taiwan Omnibus Bill in a fashion amenable to the interests of the Republic of China was of great significance to the subsequent development of the all-out diplomatic program, because of the potential it demonstrated with respect to the development and sanction of legislation amenable to the interests of the Republic of China in the legislatures of other stat [...] The establishment of the Canada–Taiwan Trade Council in May 1978 was the first attempt of the Republic of China to reorganize and improve the application of its all-out diplomatic program in Canada, and the council was able to combine the visitation element of the diplomatic program with the promotion of an enhanced bilateral economic relationship. [...] The next section of this paper takes the analysis of the network established with the Parliament of Canada up to the present, and investigates the recent activities of the Friendship Group in reference to the legislative process of the Taiwan Affairs Act.
health china government politics democracy governance canada diplomacy international relations law election parliament society global affairs canada government of canada paul martin house of commons of canada house of commons of the united kingdom bloc québécois forms of government jean chrétien stockwell day

Authors

Hulme, Myles

Pages
31
Published in
Canada

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