Gregory Chin

CIGI China Research Chair and Senior Fellow

Gregory Chin has experience as a practitioner in policy planning and implementation of foreign policy, and academic training on the study of China, Asia and global affairs. His research focuses on the political economy of China, Asia and global governance. A faculty member at York University (Canada), he joined CIGI in 2007 as a senior fellow, and in 2011 was acting director of the Global Development Program and chair of the China Research Group.

Gregory Chin, In the News

Monday, February 6, 2012

China talks must go beyond oil: Opposition

CTV Staff
CTV News Channel

CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin comments on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to China. He says, "It's going to be extremely important for Canada to diversify beyond the United States at a time when Canadians and the Canadian government are trying to secure prosperity for Canadians."

Monday, February 6, 2012

What's on the Agenda for Prime Minister Harper's Visit to China?

Power Play with Don Martin, CTV News Channel

In an interview with CTV News Channel's Power Play, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin discusses Canada and China's relationship and what will be discussed on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Prime Minister Harper Visits China

Prime Time Politics, CPAC

In an interview with CPAC's Prime Time Politics, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin provides expert analysis on what Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to China means for Canada.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Gaining currency

Karl Wilson
China Daily Asia Weekly

"Given China’s prominence in world trade, in manufacturing, and increasingly in financing, it would be natural for the renminbi to become one of three or four major international currencies in the world economy,” says CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Beijing suspicious over US regional trade bloc

Cary Huang
South China Morning Post

In a South China Morning Post article, CIGI Senior Fellow and Chair of the China Working Group Gregory Chin comments on the United States' efforts to strengthen economic relationships with countries surrounding China.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

China appears unlikely to come to Eurozone's rescue

David Pierson, and Don Lee
Los Angeles Times

In a Los Angeles Times article on China and the euro zone, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin notes that China has sought to portray itself as a kind of balancer between the advanced and emerging countries, as well as between the developing and least developed nations.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

G20 ends without Eurozone debt solution

CCTV News

Speaking at the close of the Cannes G20 Summit, CIGI Senior Fellow and Chair of the China Research Group Gregory Chin says the IMF "will have an important role to play" in enabling non-European countries such as Brazil, China, India and the US to assist with the European debt crisis.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Local expert at G-20 summit describes uncertainty

570 News

In an interview with 570 News, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin says explains that important economic matters will likely be overshadowed by the uncertainty in Greece.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Europe goes cap in hand

Teddy Ng
South China Morning Post

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Senior Fellow Gregory Chin says that the G20 Summit in Cannes "will again show that China is becoming even more important in the global economy and a more important actor in international governance in the global economy."

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Euro Crisis Shifts Mood for G20

Jack Ewing
The New York Times

Commenting from the G20 Summit in Cannes, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin notes that the French agenda “raised too many expectations instead of delivering on the core issue of global growth."