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Oct 21
24m 11s

How will China tackle its many challenge...

Al Jazeera
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How will China tackle its many challenges in the coming five years? Its Communist Party's top leadership is meeting behind closed-doors to draft a plan. From domestic issues to its trade war with the United States, Beijing has so much to deal with. But does it have a clear vision?

In this episode: 

  • Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation.
  • Shirley Ze Yu, Senior Fellow, London School of Economics.
  • Wen-Ti Song, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council's Global China Hub.

Host: Bernard Smith

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