%0 Journal Article
%T An uncomfortable truth: Canada¡¯s wary ambivalence to Chinese corporate takeovers
%A Gregory T. Chin
%J International Journal
%@ 2052-465X
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0020702018792917
%X This article examines the behavioural patterns of successive Canadian governments in responding to three takeover attempts of iconic high-value Canadian corporates by large state companies from China. The first is China Minmetals Corporation¡¯s attempt to acquire Noranda in 2004¨C2005 during the Liberal government of Paul Martin, the second is China National Offshore Oil Corporation¡¯s acquisition of Nexen in 2012 during the Conservative government of Stephen Harper, and the third is China Communications Construction Corporation International¡¯s bid for Aecon Group in 2017¨C2018. This analysis highlights some important similarities in the behavioural response of the Canadian governments across the three cases: ambivalence and wariness. Policy lessons are addressed in the conclusion
%K Canada
%K China
%K foreign investment
%K foreign corporate takeover
%K finance
%K mining
%K energy
%K natural resources
%K Investment Canada Act
%K national security review
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020702018792917