The Importance of Managing Conflict

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The tensions between Britain and Germany before the First World War were not ideological. So Graham's argument would be that as China rises, conflict is inevitable. The issue of cyber security is a first class issue, and it will have to be managed. Issues about state directed espionage have to bemanaged. Similarly, all the naval issues connected the South China Sea are issues that must be managed.

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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