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With
the financial support of the Canadian government and Fujian
Normal University,
the Canadian Studies Centre at the FNU and
School of Sociology and History of FNU co-organized
a Symposium on Canada-U.S. Relations since World War II. The symposium was
held on June 25-26, 2007 at
Fujian Normal University. There were approx.
  75 scholars from not only the Canadian Studies Centres across
China, but also other prestigious universities and organizations like China
Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Foreign Affairs University,
Zhejiang University and World Affairs Press.  The audience also
included all post-graduate and Ph.D students. In total, the audience attending
the opening ceremony and the keynote speeches reached 130.




Given that Canada-U.S. bilateral relations is one
of the priority areas which are aligned to Canada's strategy, the
two-day symposium
provided an excellent platform for Canadianists to discuss varies key issues on Canada-U.S. relations. The
topics were discussed covered the
political, economic and cultural relations between Canada and the U.S , and papers delivered demonstrated an
impressively  broad range of subjects, and nuanced understanding obtained
through very credible research.  Presentations
included:  Reflection on
Canadian Americanization from a Historical Perspective, the New Variable in
Canada-U.S. Relations: An Analysis on the U.S. Policy of Intensifying the Control on the Shared Border, the
Important Issues in the Canadian-American Relations After September 11,
Americanization and Anti-Americanization in Canada, the Development of Canada's
Insurance Industry Since the Initiation of NAFTA.  

Following the
keynote speeches, the four sessions went very well in terms of participation and
quality of the discussions. The commentators gave valuable and thoughtful
comments to each presentation, which much deepened the scholars' research on the
topic and led a high quality discussion.
Vice President Wang Zhenglu and Rachael delivered remarks at the opening
ceremony. VP Wang stressed the importance of
the symposium, saying that it was the first time that FNU held an event on
Canadian issues. He expressed the hope that FNU would continue to strongly
support the development of the centre and the academic cooperations between the
centre and Canadian institutions.  In her
remark, Rachael encouraged the Canadianists to research on topics not
necessarily just about Canada, but on issues that are important to Canada and
the world.