Can China be a global leader?
Beijing announces plans of increasing its political, economic and military influence in the next 15 years.
The Central Committee of China’s governing Communist Party has announced its plans for the next 15 years, agreeing to increase Beijing’s political, economic and military influence.
But despite facing an unprecedented global health crisis and rising unemployment, they have endorsed President Xi Jinping as the man who will steer China through the challenges ahead.
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Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Andy Mok – Senior research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization
Rui Zhong – Programme associate at the Wilson Center’s US-China relations programme
Adam Ni – Director of China Policy Centre, an Australian-based think-tank