Senator Yuen Pau Woo

Senator Gold, in recent days, National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc and other senior officials have confirmed that they are not aware of any alleged interference by China with respect to 11 candidates in the 2019 election. Even so, there is a witch hunt going on for the names of the 11 candidates as well as the identitie…

► The readout from President Yoon’s meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau underscored that the two countries share a special friendship that is founded on Canada’s support for the South in the Korean War, a mutual commitment to multilateralism, and a desire for economic partnerships that work for everyone. ► Coming on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the upgrade to a “comprehensive” strategic partnership sets the stage for a set…

Senator Woo was an invited speaker at the 17th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity held in Jeju Island, South Korea, 15-16 Sep 2022.  The title of his speech was ‘What is an Indo-Pacific Strategy for?’ It is an honour to attend this year’s Jeju Forum.  I would like to thank the Jeju Peace Institute and the Knowledge Partnership Program of the University of British Columbia for organizing this panel on Indo-Pacific Strategies and inviting me to be part of it. I am speakin…