# to stimulate and support trade in goods and services, investment and technology transfer;

# to achieve greater economic growth and a closer relationship between Canada and China;

# to provide practical and focused assistance to business;

# to be the voice of the Canadian business community on matters of Canada-China relations.

The CCBC provides solid market information, business and logistical support and services, and potential project leads to its members.

The CCBC Founding Sponsors are a select group of companies, all active in bilateral trade with China, who have made a significant contribution to the Council to help ensure the long-term viability of the CCBC as a unique, private-sector, membership organization offering business services, market information and policy advice.

* Infrastructure: [Check the companies under each heading.]

* Aviation
* Civil Infrastructure
* Communications
* Power Generation

* Marketing and Distribution: Dah Chong Hong, Ltd.
* Property
* Other Businesses: Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel Project

Mr. Kruyt has been closely involved in activities of Power Corporation of Canada since 1981 working initially with its Chairman and subsequently with a number of subsidiaries. He is also President of Power Technology Investment Corporation and a member of the board of directors of a number of corporations including La Presse, Picchio Pharma Inc and Adaltis Inc. He is Chairman of the Board of Power Pacific Corporation Limited of Hong Kong, Vice-Chairman of the Canada China Business Council and a member of the Board of Governors of Concordia University in Montreal.

A 1997 dossier (http://www.nationalcenter.org/DossierStrong.html) on Maurice Strong, prepared by the National Center for Public Policy Research, relates that Maurice Strong is a senior advisor to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. "Annan has appointed Strong to lead U.N. reforms, positioning him to be the next U.N. Secretary General. . . . Strong has used his position to centralize power in the U.N. at the expense of national sovereignty."[1] (http://www.nationalcenter.org/DossierStrong.html)

[. . . . ] During the 1950s and 1960s, Strong was involved in the oil industry and utility industry and was quite successful. By the time he was 35 Strong was president of a major holding company, the Power Corporation of Canada. . . .

Strong now occupies a PMO (Prime Minister's Office) position as an evironmental advisor for Kyoto implementation in Paul Martin's PMO (the Current Prime Minister Of Canada). Prime Minister Martin appointed Strong to this position before he had won the party leadership race. Current Prime Minister Martin and Maurice Strong were employed by Paul Desmarais' PowerCor company where the two met.

* Globalization

* China's 'Haves' Stir the 'Have Nots' to Violence

* Into the Tar Pits -- Dinosaurs either evolve or die.

CSIS management was given the job of determining that the tone of the report was too extreme and given to "scaremongering" and "conspiracy theory." New analysts were brought in and a new, politically correct spin was given to the analysis.

A revised report, dubbed "Echo," was finished in January 1999. To no one's great surprise, it fell far short of Sidewinder, according to Juneau and some of the RCMP officers who were part of the project. (Reference: Canada Targeted by China Agents -- By James D. Harder)

Operation Sidewinder, an American-Canadian operation set up to root out Chinese agents in Canada was shut down by former New Democratic Party Ontario Premier Bob Rae. Rae’s brother John was the campaign manager for Chretien and is a senior executive at Power Corp.

[. . . . ] Firm Information:

* Year founded: 1944
* Type: Crown Corporation

Stages of Financing Available:

* Export related, expansion, growth capital

Geographic Preferences:

* International and Canada

Industry Preferences:

* Industrial Equipment
* Engineering and professional services
* Information Technology
* Manufacturing
* Communications
* Energy/Environmental
* Electronics

Businesss Excluded:

* No start-ups, seed or early stage companies

* TSI Terminal Systems Inc. . . . . largest employer in the Port of Vancouver, with an annual payroll of $100 million.

* Through its two main container-handling terminals Deltaport in Delta and Vanterm in Vancouver harbour, TSI handles more than 80% of import and export containers that move through the Port.

* The company’s Cruise Ship Division. . .

* TSI's Information Systems Department is developing a java-based computer software system for container terminal operations that is one of the most advanced in the world.

. . . . Inaugural voyage of the COSCO Vancouver to Vanterm, Dec. 4-6th. She is 300 meters overall length, and handles containers 17 wide on deck, stacking up to 7 high. She loaded 2800teu's for export which is a record for any single vessel departing Vancouver. Vanterm's number three gantry crane was the only crane which could reach across the width of the ship as well as the 7-high on deck. The new crane Vanterm is receiving in early 2005 will be 20-wide and high enough to easily handle this size of ship.

Welcoming ceremonies included high-ranking officials from . . . .

[. . . . ] Jean Chretien and his son-in-law, Andre Demarais (See his connections to CITIC, below.) have been visiting Li Ka Shing who is connected with Hutchinson Whampoa, CITIC and COSCO (article extracts on these, below), and Li Ka Shing has connections to the Communist Chinese government

[. . . . ] In the highrise glass towers of Vancouver - Tricell (Canada) Inc. and Top Glory Enterprises Ltd., both incorporated in the late '80s work for the Communist government of China.

Among their jobs was to help facilitate the covert entry of secret police into Vancouver by hoodwinking the Canadian government. The agents were hunting for high profile fugitive businessman, Lai Changxing, who himself was recruited by the Chinese military to spy on Taiwan.

The visitor visas from the bogus business delegation was endorsed by Chinas Ministry of Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) - one of the most powerful ministries in the Chinese government, responsible for such vital areas as negotiating China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

From the windows of both these firms, which constantly invite "Chinese business delegations" to Canada, company officials can see the arrival and departure of ships belonging to the maritime behemoth - COSCO.

The shipping line is intimately linked to the China International Trust and Investment Corp., a key fundraiser for the Chinese government and a technology-acquiring source for Chinas military.

Its vessels have been caught carrying thousands of weapons into California and Chinese missile-technology and biological-warfare components into North Korea, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran, according to U.S. intelligence reports.

Insisting there is no evidence to show COSCO is involved in any illegal activity - the Vancouver Port Authority has a "gateway to North America" deal with the shipping giant.

When Canada's Nortel Telecommunications based in Brampton, Ontario wanted to do business in China, they hired Katrina Leung's company - Merry Glory Ltd.

Little did they know that 49-year-old corporate matchmaker would be in the limelight several years later accused of having have slept her way into the good graces of two FBI agents while stealing secrets for the Chinese government.

Leung, who was paid $1. 2 million in 1995 and 1996 for negotiating the Nortel-China deal, has strong connections to Canada's Chinese business associations.

Around the same time, the modern day Matahari was greasing the way for Nortel, the Canadian spy agency - CSIS - was conducting an investigation in the offices of Ontario Hydro regarding the theft of information in the nuclear technology field by "an individual of Chinese origin".

Vice Chairman
Prof. Earl Drake
Former Ambassador of Canada to China, Adjunct Professor Simon Fraser University

Mr. Fred Bild
Former Ambassador of Canada to China, Visiting Professor University of Montreal

President
Mr. Howard Balloch
Former Ambassador of Canada to China, President and CEO The Balloch Group

The Balloch Group was founded in 2001 by Howard Balloch, Canada's Ambassador to China from 1996 to 2001.

The firm is headquartered in Beijing, with offices or partner firms in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Toronto, and New York.

Howard Balloch was instrumental in establishing and managing a series of initiatives to improve Canada's profile in China. He currently serves as President of the Canada China Business Council.

Of course, undoubtedly, as our ambassador, he had no idea he would be in business promoting business with China so soon . . . but the networks one develops are so . . . useful.


China goes global to feed its resource appetite Gordon Pitts, Globe & Mail, Sep 25, 04, via Orwell Today: China goes global to feed its resource appetite. Our resources will be target of shopping spree as Asian nation stretches to become global investor and acquisitor

"This is a very hungry dragon and its demand for copper and nickel and oil have long outpaced domestic supply," says Howard Balloch, a former Canadian ambassador to China and now a Beijing-based corporate investment consultant. "Domestic supply will never again satisfy its hydrocarbon or base metal needs."

[. . . . ] While it searches for its own supply sources, it still needs certain supplies of imports, and a country with more than $400-billion (U.S.) in foreign currency reserves can do something to ensure that flow. Thus, it has begun to make strategic acquisitions, including an investment in an energy project in Chad, which does not even recognize China, Mr. Balloch pointed out in a recent speech. The play for Noranda takes it to another league. There are other factors at work, say people who watch the Chinese phenomenon. China needs to develop technology to boost productivity, and some of that will be accomplished through acquisition. Mr. Balloch says the Chinese shift into international resource markets could take a number of forms. Chinese companies may nail down resources through long-term supply agreements or by engaging in joint ventures, perhaps in third countries. Or as with Minmetals, they may buy all or part of the foreign companies themselves.

I suppose "accomplished through acquisition" is a kinder way of putting it than . . . . "industrial espionage" or outright "theft" of others' ideas and designs. See also,

Husky shares surge to new high -- Fuelled by report China's government in talks to buy Calgary giant Patrick Brethour, Jacquie McNish, Nov 27, 2004 via Jackie Jura, CHINADA'S SOVIETIZATION

"Canada's not a country, it's a corporation". And I might add, its citizens aren't shareholders. Jackie Jura

[. . . . ] Li’s port operations handle 30 percent of Hong Kong’s trade. He is linked with critical Hong Kong utilities, properties, retail chains and telecom networks.

[. . . . ] In March 2000 The Associated Press reported that if Richard Li’s Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) took over Hong Kong Telecom (HKT), the family’s holdings would take up one-quarter of the stock market’s capitalization of US$631 billion.

It is also widely believed that Li Ka-shing has certain politicians in his back pocket. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, formerly the chairman of Orient Overseas International, is an old business partner of Li.

Li currently sits on the board of China International Trust and Investment Corp. [CITIC] as well as the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC)

He has poured US$1 billion into southern Chinese ports and infrastructure projects, and has invested US$2 billion in a real estate development complex in downtown Beijing. He has also donated US$150 million to build the Shantou University near his hometown in Guangdong, and supervised construction of the Chinese Foreign Ministry building in Hong Kong for free.

[. . . . ] Li, already a millionaire through shrewd real estate and property management investments, vastly expanded his empire and his fame in 1979 by acquiring Hutchison Whampoa from what is now the HSBC. The latter had rescued Hutchison Whampoa from bankruptcy and sold it to Li’s Cheung Kong on easy terms (Cheung Kong now holds a 49.9 percent stake). [Cheung Kong Construction is involved in the Black Tusk highway construction for the Olympics in BC, 2010.]

The million-dollar question (or should we say billion-dollar question) is 'who benefits the most from the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Winter Games'? [I would suggest there are more than games at stake. NJC]

The obvious answer is simply 'he who has the most to gain '.On this note, let us step back in time to 1986. Vancouver hosted Expo'86, an international event not unlike the scale of the proposed 2010 Winter Games. One and a half years later, then Premier Bill Vander Zalm concluded the sale of the Expo lands (84- hectare site on False Creek, representing one-sixth of downtown Vancouver) to Li Ka-Shing (and the Hui family) for a reported price of $145 million (said by many to be far too low, especially considering the tens of millions of dollars the province spent to complete the environmental clean-up of the site). Subsequently, his company, Concord Pacific Holdings, redeveloped the site into a multi-billion dollar downtown residential community. [Olympic] Bid Board Member, Stanley Tun-li Kwok describes himself at one of his corporate websites as 'Mastermind of Expo '86' [Keep reading when you find this paragraph -- networks of interest.]

. . . includes over 250 Canadian companies and organizations that are active or interested in the China market and a growing number of Chinese companies interested in trade with Canada. Members represent sectors ranging from agri-food, energy and manufacturing to business, legal and financial services, education and health care.

. . . China Minmetals Corp.`s takeover bid for Noranda, controversy continues to boil

[. . . . ] Some Canadian government and trade officials muse about government intervention in the takeover bid. Others, including Prime Minister Paul Martin have no hesitancy, saying in essence that a Noranda takeover by a state-owned Chinese enterprise is part and parcel of the evolving global economy.

[. . . . ] Cornish reiterates that China has become -- and will remain -- one of the world`s largest consumers of all minerals and metals. Accordingly, and unsurprisingly, it`s taking steps now toward global equity ownership in these resources. "Similar international acquisitions will follow in virtually all major mineral and metal commodities," according to Cornish.

"On the Chinese side the objective will be to own a portfolio of mining properties around the world. A Noranda deal would give a major state-owned Chinese company perpetual access to an important Canadian resource.

"Admittedly this would diminish Canada-based decision making about the future use of that resource. . . ."

Cornish notes that the Chinese have a record of picking the countries and corporate partners that they regard as global leaders in order to learn from them. [. . . . ]

"The Noranda takeover bid is the beginning of a long term, natural, strategic relationship. The foundation for any progress in this regard has to begin with establishing a thorough understanding of Chinese interests, needs and trends in resource consumption."

Government intervention is definitely a bad idea, she says.[. . . . ]

Trying to turn back the rising waves of globalization is doomed to failure, Cornish suggests.[. . . . ]

There have been questions in the Minmetals controversy about the significance of Noranda`s ownership position in Falconbridge. Does Minmetals (and therefore the Chinese state) have backdoor designs on Falconbridge Limited?

If Minmetals buys Noranda and then buys in the minority Falconbridge interest, Canada would lose a major listed company and the degree of transparency about its operations would be significantly diminished, Cornish acknowledges. [. . . . ]

CCBC is planning to host a high profile reception and gala dinner in Beijing on January 21st on the occasion of International Trade Minister Jim Peterson's trade mission to China. It will be attended by his official Chinese host, senior government officials, members and guests of the Canadian trade mission and of course CCBC members and their guests. Other Canadian and Chinese government leaders may participate in this event. This event will be a superb opportunity to entertain important Chinese business contacts, partners, customers and government officials and otherwise feature your company's presence in China.

[. . . . ] Corporate tables: C$5,500 These will go to members on priority basis and then non-members. . . . numbers may be limited [. . . . ]

On behalf of the Government of Canada, I am pleased to invite you to participate in the Canada Trade Mission I will lead to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong, China, from January 18 to 25, 2005.

In the recent Speech from the Throne, the Government committed to putting particular emphasis on new and emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India. . . . Broadening and deepening bilateral trade and investment with these countries is a priority [. . . . ]

[. . . . ] China is our second-largest trading partner after the U.S. . . . China offers tremendous commercial potential for Canadian businesses in sectors such as financial services, education, natural resources, transportation, agri-food, information and communication technologies, biotechnology, aerospace and tourism. [Who benefits?]

The program. . . seminars and conferences, hospitality events and networking opportunities designed to introduce participants to local government decision-makers and local business leaders, as well as Canadian business people active in the region with experience to share. In addition to conducting sectoral seminars and providing background information on local commercial conditions, officials from International Trade Canada and at the Canadian Embassy in China will work with the delegates to identify potential business partners. [. . . . ]

[. . . . ] The nation north of the United States is no longer Canada. It has become France II, Nouvelle France, a cultural and political clone of the nation that behaved as America's enemy in trying to undermine our efforts to de-fang an Iraqi regime busy acquiring weapons of mass destruction.

[. . . . ] Now that France II has replaced Canada, Quebec no longer has any reason to secede from Canada. Quebec and its values now rule all of Canada.

It is no coincidence that France II has been rushing to disarm the citizens of its western colonies and the Maritimes with draconian national gun control. Those cowboy colonies, from Saskatchewan westward, in particular, are the source of France II's wealth and power.

The English-speaking peasants of Canada's west, whose language and values have much more in common with George Bush and the United States than with Jean Chretien and France II, will not be permitted to secede. [Ed's emphasis]

[. . . . ] But what possible reason, ask most Americans, could cause our next door neighbor and closest trading partner Canada to stab us in the back? To side with France and Saddam Hussein against us?. . . .

[. . . . ] One of the French oil companies that had been closest to Saddam Hussein is Paris-based TotalFinaElf. Its biggest shareholder is the same Paul Desmarais, and his son Paul Jr., brother of Chretien's son-in-law Andre, sits on Total's Board of Directors.

TotalFinaElf, incidently, recently and quietly moved to buy up a large share of a major oilsands project in the Canadian province of Alberta, which evidence suggests may be home to one of the world s two biggest relatively-untapped oil reserves. This gives both Montreal and France a Saddam-like interest in making sure Alberta can never secede to become either part of a new independent nation or a new state of the United States.

[. . . . ] Jean Chretien has followed an anti-American, pro-Saddam Hussein policy that may be bad for Canada, but his family stood to make many, many, many millions of dollars if Hussein could by hook or crook be kept in power. To paraphrase its beautiful national anthem, Oh Canada, Jean prefers greed to thee.

[. . . . ] The Desmarais family. . . .Vivendi. And he runs Power Corporation . . . .how the Desmarais family manipulates the national media as well as all major political parties in Canada, check out University of Windsor Professor James Winter s provocative book Democracy's Oxygen: How the Corporations Control the News.

[. . . . ] Canada has become closer to France and China, and moved farther from its traditional friendship with the United States. [. . . . ]