UBC experts on Prime Minister Carney visit to China
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be visiting China between Jan. 13 – 17 to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security. UBC experts are available to comment.
Timothy Brook
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of History, Institute of Asian Research
Cel: 250-537-6929
Email: tim.brook@ubc.ca
Interview languages: Chinese, English, French
Expertise:
- Chinese history
- global history
Prof. Timothy Cheek, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Professor, Dept. of History, Institute of Asian Research in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Cel: 604-323-4302 (please email or SMS text with clear identification before calling)
Email: t.cheek@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, Mandarin
Expertise:
- China
- The Chinese Communist Party
- Chinese politics
- modern Chinese history
Prof. Manfred Elfstrom, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science
Email: manfred.elfstrom@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Chinese labour issues
- Human rights
- Civil society engagement with China
Rob Kozak
Professor, Department of Wood Science
phone: 604-787-8030
Email: rob.kozak@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Forestry
- Forest products
- Forest policy and economics
- Sustainable business management
Dr. Juliet Lu, PhD
(She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Email: juliet.lu@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Chinese investments in the developing world (Belt and Road Initiative)
- Chinese soft power
- China’s impact on global environmental governance
- China in Southeast Asia
Dr. Stewart Prest, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science
Email: stewart.prest@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Canadian Foreign Policy
- Implications for democratic institutions
- International Relations
Dr. Samuel Roscoe, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Tel: (236) 339-1758
Email: s.roscoe@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Supply Chain
- Global Value Chains
- Tariffs
- Geopolitical Disruptions
