Canadian Military and Diplomacy――加拿大军事及外交简介

1、Canadian Military and Diplomacy,Kristy 2012.5.10,Concept,National Defense Military strength Military expenditure National policy The Relations between Canada and other countries.,National Defense,The governor general is official supreme commander of armed forces; the prime minister is in fact the su

2、preme commander, defense minister in the chief of the defense staff responsible for the assistance of the armed forces and the construction of Canada Royal Guard troops. the two pillars of defense policy are the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the bilateral strategic

3、 and defense for their cooperation with the United States.,participate in UN peacekeeping Actively, advocates disarmament(裁军谈判), arms control(军备控制)and the destruction of chemical weapon(销毁生化武器). At the same time in keeping with the United States, Western European countries military cooperation, in r

4、ecent years, strengthened military exchanges with the Asia-Pacific region. Canada carries out military service compulsory. The armed forces execute military uniform system which in national defense headquarters is divided into the sea, under air, motor, communication and Northern force ,the five big

5、 function command.,Canada Royal Guard troops,Military strength,As of the end of 2001, the Canadian army total force of about 59000 people, including about 18000 people of army,9000 people of the Navy, 13500 of air force. Canada has long been involved in UN peacekeeping forces and international obser

6、vation, supervision activities.,Since the founding of the United Nations, Canada has participated in almost all UN peacekeeping operations, sent a total of more than 100000 soldiers. In April 2004, Canada sent 3809 peacekeepers in all of global peacekeeping operations, among them 2165 people in Afgh

7、anistan,651 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina(波黑),500 people in Haiti, 473 people in the Middle East and the Gulf region.,Canadian Army,Canadian peacekeeper,Military expenditure,In 2002 and 2003, Canadian defense budget is $11834000000, accounting for around 1.1% of GDP. In the military field, the co

8、re of the Canadian defense policy is defense, the cold war with the United States is to attack the Soviet Union in the security policy, and the importance of strategic position is how to deal with the Soviet outpost. After the detent of Russia and Canada, Canada inputs very few budget on the nationa

9、l defense and devoted more to the social security and education, national defense USA and NATO.,National policy,In 1995, Canada considered its foreign policy and proposed foreign policy of the three major objectives, namely to promote prosperity and employment; to protect the Canadian safety in the

10、stable global framework; to promote Canadian values and culture. Therefore, in foreign relations, Canada put the Canadian economic diplomacy in the first place, strengthen traditional trade relations with the United States and Europe, continuously expand the two emerging markets of Asian and Latin A

11、merican .,Canada seems the relationship with America as the most important bilateral relations, then keep the close relationship and more emphasis in relative independent foreign policy, pay attention to multilateral organizations and mechanisms, called on countries to strengthen cooperation in the

12、UN and other international economic organizations; actively promote arms control disarmament, the international process, opposed the weaponization of outer space; support and participate in international peacekeeping operations; carry out human security diplomacy.,Canada seems terrorism as the great

13、est security non traditional threats in the world. after happening the incident of 9 /11, Canada actively supported resolution on anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism operations proposed by the UN Security Council, sent troops to Afghanistan to join the American military and a postwar peacekeeping o

14、perations. In Iraq, Canada attaches importance to the role of the United Nations and announced would not participate in any Iraq war without the authorization of the United Nations. Canada actively participates in the postwar reconstruction of Iraq, and has committed substantial humanitarian assista

15、nce.,Canadian peacekeepers in Afghanistan,The Relations between Canada and China,In October 13, 1970, China established diplomatic relations with Canada. After that, the two countries have smooth development of bilateral ties, the leaders of both countries have maintained frequent exchanges of visit

16、s. Canadian governor general, prime minister, speaker of the house of Representatives and the Senate have ever to visit china.,The Chinese President, Prime Minister and chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, chairman of the CPPCC has visited Canada. In 2003, the relations between China and Canada h

17、ave maintained a good momentum of development, cooperation in political, economic and trade, science and technology, culture, education and other fields continue to expand.,The Relations between Canada and America,The United States is Canadas largest investment country, the United States is Canadas

18、biggest trade partner. The Canadian economy relies heavily on the United States of America. Canadian energy, automotive, manufacturing industry and many other important sectors of the economy are the United States capital control. In 2003, total trade between the two countries for $570264000000to th

19、e United States, Canada exports accounted for $331064000000, with82.52% of total exports; the United States of America imports from239200000000 Canadian dollars, accounting for70.07% of total imports of Canadian, surplus of $91863000000. Canada the United States trade disputes are mainly concentrated in cork, steel, agricultural products etc.,The Relations between Canada and Western European countries,Canada is the Commonwealth