Activities
The President of the ACSC Participated in the 2010 Annual Meeting of the ICCS
The International Council for Canadian Studies(the ICCS) held its 2010 annual meeting in Montreal from May 27 to 28, 2010. All the Council members, as well as the observers, participated in the meeting and they also participated in the international symposium on the ageing society and challenges held in Concordia University. Professor Feng Jianwen, President of the ACSC, participated the meeting and the symposium on behalf of the ACSC.
Professor Ertler, President of the ICCS, made the working report of the ICCS, which was adopted, together with some other documents, by all the council members. Professor Remie, Past President of the ICCS, retired from his post and Professor Patrick James, from Southern California Univeristy, was elected the new elect president of the ICCS and, according the ICCS regulations, he would be President of ICCS next year and Past President after two years of his presidency.
Canandian Studies in 2009 in each country were reported at the meeting, with their respective outstanding characteristics. The ACSC was praized by both the ICCS and its members for great achiements it has made in 2009 in such aspects of Canadian Studies as publication, research, projects and activities, among which, the Canada Week on Dr. Bethune held in Nanjing in November 2009 has brought a significant impact on Canadian Studies in China.
Mr. Jean Labrie, representative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada(DFAIT), attended the meeting and related some important issues on Canadian Studies, including financial assistance for Canadian Studies by the DFAIT, and further requirements for Canadian Studies projects and activities were made in his speech. In 2009, the number of the Canadian Studies projects and activities in China supported by the DFAIT was once again among the top in the world.
Professor Guy Leclair left his post in the ICCS and would have new charges, and all the meeting participants showed their great thanks to him, on behalf of all the Canaidanists all over the world, for his tremendous contributions to Canadian Studies in those many years.
The Pacific-Asian Network for Canadian Studies(PANCS) held a meeting and made the decision that its 2011 annual meeting be held in Seoul, Korea，and the 2012 annual meeting be held by the ACSC in China, together with the ACSC’s 15th National Conference.
(Reported by the Secretariat of the ACSC)
The Canadian Embassy is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Special Award for Canadian Studies. Fifteen Chinese scholars are selected annually for this award through a competition. The group will depart Beijing for Canada on June 7, 2010 for five weeks of research in Canada in their respective areas of study. After their return to China, SACS scholars are expected to publish scholarly articles or books on issues of importance to Canada or to teach courses on Canada so as to further research in key areas and to promote bilateral academic relations between Canada and China.
We are pleased to congratulate the following recipients:
IN MEMORY OF NORMAN BETHUNE
December 21, 1939
Comrade Norman Bethune,[1] a member of the Communist Party of Canada, was around fifty when he was sent by the Communist Parties of Canada and the United States to China; he made light of travelling thousands of miles to help us in our War of Resistance Against Japan. He arrived in Yan'an in the spring of last year, went to work in the Wutai Mountains, and to our great sorrow died a martyr at his post. What kind of spirit is this that makes a foreigner selflessly adopt the cause of the Chinese people's liberation as his own? It is the spirit of internationalism, the spirit of communism, from which every Chinese Communist must learn. Leninism teaches that the world revolution can only succeed if the proletariat of the capitalist countries supports the struggle for liberation of the colonial and semi-colonial peoples and if the proletariat of the colonies and semi-colonies supports that of the proletariat of the capitalist countries.[2] Comrade Bethune put this Leninist line into practice. We Chinese Communists must also follow this line in our practice. We must unite with the proletariat of all the capitalist countries, with the proletariat of Japan, Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and all other capitalist countries, for this is the only way to overthrow imperialism, to liberate our nation and people and to liberate the other nations and peoples of the world. This is our internationalism, the internationalism with which we oppose both narrow nationalism and narrow patriotism.
Comrade Bethune's spirit, his utter devotion to others without any thought of self, was shown in his great sense of responsibility in his work and his great warm-heartedness towards all comrades and the people. Every Communist must learn from him. There are not a few people who are irresponsible in their work, preferring the light and shirking the heavy, passing the burdensome tasks on to others and choosing the easy ones for themselves. At every turn they think of themselves before others. When they make some small contribution, they swell with pride and brag about it for fear that others will not know. They feel no warmth towards comrades and the people but are cold, indifferent and apathetic. In truth such people are not Communists, or at least cannot be counted as devoted Communists. No one who returned from the front failed to express admiration for Bethune whenever his name was mentioned, and none remained unmoved by his spirit. In the Shansi-Chahar-Hopei border area, no soldier or civilian was unmoved who had been treated by Dr. Bethune or had seen how he worked. Every Communist must learn this true communist spirit from Comrade Bethune.
Comrade Bethune was a doctor, the art of healing was his profession and he was constantly perfecting his skill, which stood very high in the Eighth Route Army's medical service. His example is an excellent lesson for those people who wish to change their work the moment they see something different and for those who despise technical work as of no consequence or as promising no future.
Comrade Bethune and I met only once. Afterwards he wrote me many letters. But I was busy, and I wrote him only one letter and do not even know if he ever received it. I am deeply grieved over his death. Now we are all commemorating him, which shows how profoundly his spirit inspires everyone. We must all learn the spirit of absolute selflessness from him. With this spirit everyone can be very useful to the people. A man's ability may be great or small, but if he has this spirit, he is already noble-minded and pure, a man of moral integrity and above vulgar interests, a man who is of value to the people.
NOTES
1. The distinguished surgeon Norman Bethune was a member of the Canadian Communist Party. In 1936 when the German and Italian fascist bandits invaded Spain, he went to the front and worked for the anti-fascist Spanish people. In order to help the Chinese people in their War of Resistance Against Japan, he came to China at the head of a medical team and arrived in Yenan in the spring of 1938. Soon after he went to the Shansi-Chahar-Hopei border area. Imbued with ardent internationalism and the great communist spirit, he served the army and the people of the Liberated Areas for nearly two years. He contracted blood poisoning while operating on wounded soldiers and died in Tanghsien, Hopei, on November 12, 1939
2. See J. V. Stalin, "The Foundations of Leninism", Problems of Leninism, Eng. ed., FLPH, Moscow, 1954, pp. 70-79.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ottawa United Learning Academy | 1278 Shillington Ave. | Ottawa | ON | K1Z8A4 | CA This email was sent to weilisdu@sdu.edu.cn, by info@tnc-online.org.
You may unsubscribe from this list. If this message was received in error, please report it.  |
IN MEMORY OF NORMAN BETHUNE
December 21, 1939
Comrade Norman Bethune,[1] a member of the Communist Party of Canada, was around fifty when he was sent by the Communist Parties of Canada and the United States to China; he made light of travelling thousands of miles to help us in our War of Resistance Against Japan. He arrived in Yan'an in the spring of last year, went to work in the Wutai Mountains, and to our great sorrow died a martyr at his post. What kind of spirit is this that makes a foreigner selflessly adopt the cause of the Chinese people's liberation as his own? It is the spirit of internationalism, the spirit of communism, from which every Chinese Communist must learn. Leninism teaches that the world revolution can only succeed if the proletariat of the capitalist countries supports the struggle for liberation of the colonial and semi-colonial peoples and if the proletariat of the colonies and semi-colonies supports that of the proletariat of the capitalist countries.[2] Comrade Bethune put this Leninist line into practice. We Chinese Communists must also follow this line in our practice. We must unite with the proletariat of all the capitalist countries, with the proletariat of Japan, Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and all other capitalist countries, for this is the only way to overthrow imperialism, to liberate our nation and people and to liberate the other nations and peoples of the world. This is our internationalism, the internationalism with which we oppose both narrow nationalism and narrow patriotism.
Comrade Bethune's spirit, his utter devotion to others without any thought of self, was shown in his great sense of responsibility in his work and his great warm-heartedness towards all comrades and the people. Every Communist must learn from him. There are not a few people who are irresponsible in their work, preferring the light and shirking the heavy, passing the burdensome tasks on to others and choosing the easy ones for themselves. At every turn they think of themselves before others. When they make some small contribution, they swell with pride and brag about it for fear that others will not know. They feel no warmth towards comrades and the people but are cold, indifferent and apathetic. In truth such people are not Communists, or at least cannot be counted as devoted Communists. No one who returned from the front failed to express admiration for Bethune whenever his name was mentioned, and none remained unmoved by his spirit. In the Shansi-Chahar-Hopei border area, no soldier or civilian was unmoved who had been treated by Dr. Bethune or had seen how he worked. Every Communist must learn this true communist spirit from Comrade Bethune.
Comrade Bethune was a doctor, the art of healing was his profession and he was constantly perfecting his skill, which stood very high in the Eighth Route Army's medical service. His example is an excellent lesson for those people who wish to change their work the moment they see something different and for those who despise technical work as of no consequence or as promising no future.
Comrade Bethune and I met only once. Afterwards he wrote me many letters. But I was busy, and I wrote him only one letter and do not even know if he ever received it. I am deeply grieved over his death. Now we are all commemorating him, which shows how profoundly his spirit inspires everyone. We must all learn the spirit of absolute selflessness from him. With this spirit everyone can be very useful to the people. A man's ability may be great or small, but if he has this spirit, he is already noble-minded and pure, a man of moral integrity and above vulgar interests, a man who is of value to the people.
NOTES
1. The distinguished surgeon Norman Bethune was a member of the Canadian Communist Party. In 1936 when the German and Italian fascist bandits invaded Spain, he went to the front and worked for the anti-fascist Spanish people. In order to help the Chinese people in their War of Resistance Against Japan, he came to China at the head of a medical team and arrived in Yenan in the spring of 1938. Soon after he went to the Shansi-Chahar-Hopei border area. Imbued with ardent internationalism and the great communist spirit, he served the army and the people of the Liberated Areas for nearly two years. He contracted blood poisoning while operating on wounded soldiers and died in Tanghsien, Hopei, on November 12, 1939
2. See J. V. Stalin, "The Foundations of Leninism", Problems of Leninism, Eng. ed., FLPH, Moscow, 1954, pp. 70-79.
Canada-China Forum on Western Development and Socio-Economic Change
Canada-China Forum on Western Development and Socio-Economic Change (UBC-CASS Conference) has already held successfully at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing China on March 28-29, 2008. This event was jointly organized by the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology at CASS (CASS/IEA) and the Institute of Asia Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC/IAR), in partnership with the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. It was funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and the UBC/IAR.
The objective of this UBC-CASS Conference is to foster a cooperative exchange between Canada and China on studies of western development policy and socio-economic change, to discover the implications of Canadian practice and experience for the Western China’s development, to strengthen the linkage between CASS and UBC, and to explore the potential for further collaboration.
Prof. Pitman Potter (Director of UBC/IAR) and Prof. DU Fachun (CASS/IEA) were the principal organizers. Ms. Wang Li, Academic Relations Officer at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing，and Ms. Rozalia Mate, Program Manager of UBC/IAR, offered valuable counsel ensuring the success of the event.
The forum was opened by officials and scholars from both Canada and China including Prof. HAO Shiyuan (Director of Academic Division of Law, Social and Political Studies at CASS, Director of CASS/IEA, and Academic Council Member of CASS), Mr. Louis-Martin Aumais (First Secretary and Vice Consul, Canadian Embassy in Beijing) , Prof. ZHANG Youyun(Vice Director-General, Bureau of International Cooperation at CASS), and Dr. Alison Bailey on Dr. Pitman Potter’s behalf, UBC. They recognized the timeliness and the importance of this event, and expressed the need to further this dialogue after the symposium.
Over 70 individuals participated in this 2-day meeting, 15 of which came from Canadian Universities and Institutions, including UBC, University of Montreal, Ryerson University, University of Toronto, Canada School of Public Service, Transnational Corporations Journal Online, Canadian Embassy in Beijing, and Canadian International Development Agency. Chinese scholars mostly came from Universities and Institutions in Western Provinces/Regions and out of Beijing, including Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Xinjiang Changji College, Lanzhou University, Northwest University for Nationalities(Lanzhou), Ningxia University, North University for Minorities Studies(Yingchuan, Ningxia), Yunnan University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University. Other participants from government institutions, think-tanks and Universities in Beijing such as the National Development and Reform Commission, CASS, Tsinghua University, China Agriculture University, China Foreign Affairs University, LEAD-China and so on.
A plenary session was devoted to issues on the challenges of minorities/aboriginals in multi-ethnic societies based upon evidences from China and Canada with key speeches by Mr. Hao Shiyuan(Academic Council Member of CASS): “The Socio-Economic Development in Tibet and the Lhasa Riot”, Dr. Diana Lary and Dr. Pitman Potter (UBC, presented by Dr. Alison Bailey): “Terminology and Meaning: A Comparative Lexicon on Nationalities”, Dr. Peter Foggin (University of Montreal) and Dr. Marc Foggin (Plateau Perspectives)：“The Practice and Experience of Settlement and Relocation Among Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples”. The session of keynote speeches chaired by Dr. Graham Johnson (UBC).
There were nine panels/sessions that covered a range of topics that were highly relevant for both countries including general theories and policy studies on Western China’s & Western Canada’s development, ecological migration and environmental polices, education and poverty alleviation, ethno-cultural diversity protection in China and Canada.
This event further establishes Canada’s reputation as an innovator in policies of Western Development. Mr. Louis-Martin Aumais on behalf of the Canadian Embassy congratulated CASS and the UBC for their efforts, he addressed that Canada has followed the development of China’s West for a long time, Canada was amongst the first countries to open a consulate in Chongqing Municipality, following its creation 10 years ago. This CASS-UBC conference is further demonstration of Canadian interest in the harmonious development of China’s West. It provides an opportunity for constructive dialogue and open exchange of views on challenges arising from socio-economic development, taking stock in the experience gained in our respective countries. Canada, as a diverse and multicultural society, is eager to take part in the exchange.
Two officials from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) were the Moderators of the sessions: Ms. Janet Lai, Second Secretary (Development, CIDA) and Vice Consul at the Canadian Embassy, and Mr. Gregor Irvine-Halliday, Canada Fund Coordinator (China) at CIDA. They mentioned that the CIDA has been involved in major projects of importance to China’s Western Development, in areas such as poverty alleviation, sustainable development, migrant workers’ rights and so on. Canada Fund (China) has also been playing an important role in the Western Provinces and Regions, providing support to local initiatives in a wide range of areas.
During this forum, papers or presentations to discover or to draw lessons and the implications of Canadian practice and experience for the Western China’s development.
Major newspapers in China reported the event, including
Guangming Daily(April 8, 2008)
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/40534/7091941.html,
China Ethnic News(April 8, 2008)
http://www.mzzjw.cn/zgmzb/html/2008-04/08/content_38260.htm
CASS Review (April 10, 2008)
http://www.cass.net.cn/file/20080410120230.html
(written by Du Fachun, ACSC)
The Association of Canadian Studies in China has decided to hold the 13th Biennial Conference at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics in early November, 2008. The theme of the conference is “Harmonious Development of Canadian Economy, Society and Politics” and Canadianists at home and abroad are all welcomed to participate.
1. The conference is going to be made up of the six sessions with following topics:
• The evolution of Canadian foreign policy and strategic cooperation in the globalization context;
• Multilateral economic and trade relations of Canada;
• Canadian economic development and its harmonious relation with environment;
• Canadian immigration policy and cultural identity;
• Construction of democracy, rule of law and divergent administration;
• Canadian literature, language, education and history.
2. Canadian scholars will be invited to the conference and the working languages are Chinese and English.
3. Interested Chinese scholars are required to email the outlines of their papers including personal information to Prof. Li Wei of the Secretariat of ASCS at weilisdu@sdu.edu.cn and copy them on Prof. Feng Jianwen of Canadian Studies Centre, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics at fengjianwen06@sohu.com by March 1st, 2008. The Deadline for Canadian scholars to offer the outline of their papers is July 1st, 2008.
4．In the second notice for the 13th Conference, the deadline for emailing the text of paper and the number of registry fee etc. will be announced. The conference will examine all the papers and, based on the equality of papers, provide some participants with financial support for transportation and accommodation. All the Canadian scholars’ travel costs and accommodation in China will be covered by the Conference and, except one or two keynote speakers, they will responsible for their international travel costs.
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.
Mr. Vice President Dong, other distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentleman, Good morning!
On behalf of Consulate General of Canada in Guangzhou, please let me offer congratulations to the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on mounting this significant seminar.
Nowadays, trade and economic exchange and cooperation between Canada and China are more frequent than ever. In 2005 the total amount of import-export trade between Guangdong and Canada reached 4.148 billion US dollars, growing 24.1% compared to the same period. From January to May 2006, the bilateral import-export trade had achieved 1.937 billion US dollars, growing 37% compared to the same period. At present, there are 737 investment projects from Canada in Guangdong with a total amount of 695 million US dollars, China has become Canada’s fourth trade partner, and Canada is the tenth trade partner of China.
Canada is a typical trade country, with the import-export trade holding an extremely important status in our national economy. China and Canada both are the important members of the World Trade Organization and the Asian- Pacific Economic Cooperation and playing significant roles in them. In the economical development and cooperation aspect, the two countries share lots of mutual benefits. To strengthen the two countries commerce exchanges, we not only need to promote import-export trading business, but also to promote multi-level, multi-channel economic cooperation in various sectors.
Canada used to be known as a vast land of forests and water resource rich. But today international economy cooperation is leading Canada’s transformation to a knowledge-based economy and making Canadian industry more competitive and innovative worldwide.
Canada offers a broad range of industries to the world market, including South China. Information communication technology, environment protection, agriculture, transportation, finance, biotech, etc. are the sector that have exhibited the fastest growth.
In South China region, many well-known Canadian companies such as Nortel, Bombardier, CAE, CIBC, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Manulife Insurance etc. have reached great success in this market. And in the true spirits of “cooperation”, Canada strives to establish lasting, meaningful and innovative relationships with Chinese partners.
I am glad to see that the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies is playing an important role in promoting Canadian studies in Guangdong province. This seminar, as well as the Canadian knowledge contest held last year, are both good examples of increasing the awareness of Canada and strengthening our partnership in the region. The Consulate General of Canada will continue to cooperate with the Canadian Studies Center, and other colleges of this university, to bring more significant activities here in the future.
Last but not least, I would like to wish this seminar a complete success, Thank you.