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Panel Discussion 'The age of the strongman: populism and authoritarianism in global politics'

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

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The Importance of Being Nice to Foreigners

I've always taken the view that by and large, the Chinese do business on much the same basis as everybody else. But I think there's one important thing that tends to make life easier if you're a rather nasty power throwing your weight around. The assumption in too many liberal democracies that foreign policy is about being nice to foreigners. When people behave badly, you should say so. Thank you.

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