Professor Paul Lin Ta-Kuang's posthumous work and memoir 'In the Eye of the China Storm'.

May 6, 1998, Paul Lin Ta-Kuang (林達光, 1920-2004) was awarded the Order of Canada. A Vancouver-born academic and peace activist, he was a leading figure in developing Canada-China ties, encouraging East-West cooperation based on equality and mutual respect. His unique experiences in China provided insights that helped facilitate diplomatic engagement between Canada and China in the 1970s, contributing to strengthening these relationships. He earned his M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, co-administered by Harvard and Tufts Universities. He lived in China in the 1950s before teaching at McGill University, where he founded its East Asian Studies. Despite his contributions, the Lin family faced racial discrimination, and Paul Lin was treated as a communist sympathizer and national security threat under McCarthyism's influence. His work, however, left a lasting legacy in Canadian international relations.