The Imposition of Values on China

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"We're not trying to impose values on China. The Chinese people will either demand these rights or they will not," he says. "It is no more right to say you can't have democracy in China, because democracy was invented in Greece." He adds that the same applies to democracy and the rule of law. 'Just think of China's own neighbors, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, India'

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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