https://pillarsociety.com/Public-Events The Pillar Society upcoming events The Pillar Society Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:36:13 GMT Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:36:13 GMT Tue, 26 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT <div align="center"> <a href="https://shenkmanarts.ca/en/pillar-society-speakers-series" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Tickets Available Now!!</strong></font></a> </div> <p align="left"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span>China: A broader strategic partner for Canada or an opportunity for an experienced adversary playing the long game to take advantage. Is China a legitimate economic counter balance or are we facilitating the intelligence operations of a country that is a leading source of foreign interference in Canada?</span></font><font style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="https://pillarsociety.com/resources/PicsforEvents/1657558974021.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="269" height="269"><br></p> <p>Join us for an intriguing discussion with Charles Burton, a renowned China expert and Senior Fellow at Sinopsis.cz, a global China-focussed think tank based in Prague, Czech Republic. Mr. Burton is a frequent commentator on Chinese affairs in newspapers, radio and television. He was a Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in China between 1991-1993 and 1998-2000, and had previously worked at Canada’s signals intelligence agency, the Communications Security Establishment.</p> <p>Mr. Burton has published extensively on China’s domestic affairs and international relations including his most recent book: The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security, and Sovereignty.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Beaver-Dragon-Out-Manoeuvred-Diplomacy-Sovereignty/dp/0888903715" target="_blank"><img src="https://pillarsociety.com/resources/PicsforEvents/pic1.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="298" height="462"></a></p> <div align="center"> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Pillar Members: Log in and check the Members Chat for the exclusive Members' promo code.</strong></font></p> <p><a href="https://shenkmanarts.ca/en/pillar-society-speakers-series" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Tickets Available Now!!</strong></font></a></p> </div> https://pillarsociety.com/event-6532136 https://pillarsociety.com/event-6532136