Regional Security | Canada, the United States, and an Ascendant China

This first plenary session focused on China as a security threat in the Indo-Pacific region, and how Canada, the US and other western partners can cooperate in response. It will cover a wide range of security-related topics, including military capabilities and operations, intelligence, cyber, technology, training, and capacity-building, and regional partnerships.
• Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
• Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
• David Finkelstein, Vice President and Director, China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division at CNA
• Travis Whitworth, Senior Director of Global Intelligence, Strider Technologies
• Shihoko Goto (moderator), Director, Indo-Pacific Program, Wilson Center
This conference was held on May 10, 2024 in collaboration with the Wilson Center to host “Canada, the United States, and an Ascendant China”, the second conference in the Slater Family US-Canada Policy Series. Through discussions covering security, avenues for international cooperation, trade, and human rights, the conference highlighted strategies for addressing China’s rise on the world stage.
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Janice Stein's comment about automation and robotics in China was spot-on.
China has currently implemented over 5 million industrial robots in its manufacturing - the US has integrated fewer than 500,000 robots in its manufacturing.
The widespread adoption of new technology, EV's, automation, renewable energy and STEM studies in China, coupled with an 800 million person middle-class consumer market, makes China a formidable challenge for "the west".
Food for thought...
More than 58% of all the cars sold in Shanghai last year were new energy vehicles (NEV's).
Over 96% of the entire world's electric bus fleet are currently deployed in China's public transit systems.
China generates more solar electricity than the next 5 countries (US, Japan, Germany, India & Australia) combined.
China generates more wind power than the next 4 countries (US, Germany, Brazil & India) combined.
As of last year China had installed almost 2 million 5G base stations ... the US had installed ~100,000.