China's Foreign Policy Is Coming Out of Deep Own History

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I think that one does have to study a bit more Chinese history and world history for that matter. I think if anything compared to all the great powers that have risen, China's rise is really quite relatively peaceful. It never said this, you guys should take up and emulate this kind of development model. In thinking about a Chinese global leadership, it emphasizes on allowing for differences because ideology is to be ideologically free.

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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