The Importance of a Good Relationship With China

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President Obama says China is an enormously important reality, a huge power. But whether it turns out to be a friend or foe depends on how we treat it, he adds. "We're working very hard, particularly in the US, to make it a foe," Mr Obama said.

Is China, with its unfair trade policies and shameless theft of intellectual property, an enemy that needs to be reined in? Or is it in the West’s best interests to view China as a strategic partner and aim for mutual respect and cooperation? We were joined by Beijing-born Professor of Economics at the LSE Keyu Jin; politician and former cabinet minister Sir Malcolm Rifkind; and Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the FT. The event was chaired by Carrie Gracie, BBC News Presenter and the BBC’s first China Editor.

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