Events

The China Institute works with various partners at the U of A and around the world to organize academic conferences, forums and workshops regularly. These events focus on China-related research, with topics ranging from political and economic issues to environmental and energy issues, from social policies to Canada-China relations, and much more.

Latest Events

[Webinar / May 15] Canada as Chair of CPTPP: What are the Stakes for China and the Global Economy

May 7, 2024

Hosted by The China Institute
[Webinar / May 7] How China Sees the World in 2024

April 29, 2024

The China Institute is pleased to present the second Chinese Citizens' Global Perception Survey (CCGPS).
[Talk / April 30] Memory as Resistance: From Tiananmen to Hong Kong

April 22, 2024

Hosted by the Department of History, Classics, and Religion and The China Institute, University of Alberta
[Webinar / April 8] Why China's Economy is More Resilient Than You Might Think

April 10, 2024

Join us for an insightful discussion as Professor Anton Malkin, shares his perspectives on the resilience and potential of China's economic future
[Webinar / April 18] The United States and China's Global Maritime Relations: Inevitable Competition or Feasible Collaboration?

April 10, 2024

Hosted by Institute for China-America Studies Maritime Affairs Program and The China Institute, University of Alberta
[Hybrid Talk / March 21] 2024 Taiwan Election Post-Election Hybrid Symposium

March 15, 2024

Hosted by Taiwan Studies Program and supported by The China Institute at the University of Alberta
Virtual Book Discussion: An Ecological History of Modern China

November 9, 2023

Stevan Harrell’s An Ecological History of Modern China tells the history of the People’s Republic not through elite politics or cultural change, but through the interaction between China’s demographic and economic growth and the physical environment of the country.
Experience Legendary Shaolin at China Institute

July 21, 2023

Engage in a rare up-close experience of Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism, originating in the legendary Shaolin Temple of China, with esteemed Senior Kung Fu monk instructor, Master Shi Yandi.
Strait Talk Canada: Alberta

May 26, 2023

Strait Talk is a non-partisan dialogue workshop that empowers young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to collaborate in transforming the Taiwan Strait conflict.
How China Sees the World in 2023 Report Launch

May 24, 2023

The China Institute at the University of Alberta is pleased to introduce our first Chinese Citizens' Global Perception Survey (CCGPS).
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Event Archive

2022

China's Rise as a Techno-Security Super Power

Dispatches from the South China Sea

Middle Power Countries' Perceptions on U.S.-China Relations

Does Naming and Shaming China on Human Rights Work?

Russia's War on Ukraine and Its Strategic Implications for China

Chinese Scholars Rocks: An Inspiration Over the Ages to Poets, Artists and Collectors

East Asian Covid-19 Paradox: Lessons from China, Japan and Taiwan

2021

Virtual - 6th Round of China-Canada Track Two Dialogue

Security, Strategy, and Military Dynamics in the South China Sea: Cross-National Perspectives

ecoArt China Speaker Series

Nature and Humanity as One: How the Western idea of Genius Loci intersects with Indigenous and Chinese wisdom and practices relating to landscape

Canada-China Relationship Forum

Impacts of Biden's Climate Change Policy on China and Canada

China-U.S.-Canada Relations on Arctic Governance

2020

The "Xi Jinping Effect" in China and Beyond

Virtual - 5th Round of China-Canada Track Two Dialogue

10th National Forum on Canada-China Economic Policy: 50 Years of Evolving Economic Relations

2019

The New Asian Middle Class: Impact on Canada and the World

Dujiangyan, China - 4th Round of China-Canada Track II Dialogue

9th National Forum on Canada-China Economic Relations: Navigating Economic Engagement Through Troubled Waters

International Conference on the "Xi Jinping Effect"

7th Asia-Pacific/Arctic Maritime Security Forum: Ocean Governance in Asia Pacific and the Arctic

2018

8th National Forum on Canada-China Economic Policy

大山 Dashan Live at UAlberta

Launch of Jonathan KS Choi Cultural Centre of Canada

Banff, Alberta - 3rd Round of China-Canada Track II Dialogue

A Canadian Conversation: Climate Change, Clean Growth, and Energy Opportunities in China

2017

7th Annual National Forum on Chinese Investment in Canada: A New Era of Canada-China Trade Relations

5th Asia Maritime Security Forum: Opportunities and Challenges in Asia-Pacific and the Arctic

Beijing, China - 2nd Round of China-Canada Track II Dialogue

2016

6th National Forum on Chinese Investment in Canada: Economic Realities and Public Policy Dimensions - Implications of a Slowing China Economy

Environment and Environmentalism in East Asia

Canada-China Track II Dialogue

4th Asia Maritime Security Forum: Revisiting and Innovating Maritime Security Order in the Asia-Pacific

2015

5th National Forum on Chinese Investment in Canada: The Public Policy Dimensions

13th Chinese Internet Research Conference

Asia Maritime Security Forum

2014

4th Annual National Forum on Chinese Investment in Canada

Arctic/Asia Pacific Maritime Workshop: Sea Lines of Communication Security in the Asia Pacific and the Arctic

2013

Public Policy Dimensions of Chinese Investment in Canada

Imagining Globality: China's Global Projects in Culture

Canada China Investment Policy Forum in Beijing

2012

Public Policy Dimensions of Chinese Investment in Canada

Professor Fan Zeng Receives Honorary Degree from University of Alberta

China and Canada in Africa: Interests, Strategies, and African Perspectives

2011

Public Policy Dimensions of Chinese Investment in Canada

Canada, US and China Relations in Maritime Security

2010

40th Anniversary of Canada-China Relations