The Threat to the West From China

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It would be ridiculous to suggest that China today poses the kind of threat to the West, he says. "We do not yet know how China is going to use the new power that it now has" 'The early signs are disturbing,' adds Mr Blair.

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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