The Future of China

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The hope for China is the younger generation, in fact 80% of the youth in the whole of China is online. Half a million of these younger generation go study abroad every year and it's increasing by the numbers. They are very much about open exchange and I've looked at surveys. It's much more optimistic and much more open than even considering people those who were born in the 70s or 60s.

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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