Introduction

Bonnie Glaser: In a speech delivered in 2014, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said, efforts should be made to build our country into a cyber power. How should we understand Beijing's ambition to become a cyber superpower and have digital sovereignty? What's China's role in the global digital space today and how do Chinese digital platforms advance Chinese influence? To discuss these questions, joining me today is Peter Raymond, a non-resident senior associate with the economics program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has a 30-year career of service at the intersection of the public and private sectors of infrastructure and financial services.