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A response to @XinFan9 study of Global history, and whether it makes sense to say there is a uniquely Chinese view of the world.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Global History in China and the Concept of a Chinese Way of Thinking
Published in Global Intellectual History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23801883.2025.2591929#d1e141
4 days ago
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28 days ago
🏦AIIB positions itself as "lean, clean, and green", but what are the
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dynamics shaping its
#sustainability
agenda? Matteo Cianforlini (University of Bologna) discusses, chaired by Lau China Institute's Dr Jan Knoerich. 📍9 Dec, 6:30pm, KCL Strand. 👉Register:
kcl.ac.uk/events/asian...
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Why the world must wake up to China’s science leadership. A great honour to be published in Nature, one of the world's most respected science journals. The pace and scale of Chinese innovation and research and development is huge. It impacts on almost everything.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why the world must wake up to China’s science leadership
The nation’s next generation of scientists and technologists will shape the coming decades.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03853-4
28 days ago
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Out now with Penguin Random House paperback. The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island will Dictate the Global Future.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461752...
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The Taiwan Story
An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters – for China, the West and everyone’s future. When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and t...
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461752/the-taiwan-story-by-brown-kerry/9781405966092
about 2 months ago
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One thing most can agree on - the current multilateral system broadly in place since the end of World War Two needs change. The question is how:
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202511/05/...
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Bring up to date
Nowadays, the world has changed. The election of Donald Trump for the second time as the president of the United States has already thrown up unique challenges.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202511/05/WS690a951da310f215074b8fd1.html
about 2 months ago
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Why Taiwan Matters is the essential book for understanding Taiwan’s unique story told in an accessible, expert and urgent way.' Review in Boston Review of Books.
bostonreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/kerry-brow...
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Talking to China:The Future of UK-China Relations A Book Talk with Kerry Brown An event is co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative for U.S-China Dialogue on Global Issues and Asian Studies Program at Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/events/talki...
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Talking to China: The Future of UK-China Relations
A book talk with Kerry Brown on the future of UK-China Relations
https://uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/events/talking-to-china-the-future-of-uk-china-relations
about 2 months ago
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Trump stole the show, but Xi came out stronger. Reflections on the rumble in South Korea:
time.com/7329834/trum...
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The Trump-Xi Meeting Was a Win for China
The U.S. learns that bullying China can lead to getting bullied back, writes professor Kerry Brown.
https://time.com/7329834/trump-xi-meeting/
about 2 months ago
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全球战略对话(2025)| 英国伦敦国王学院中国研究所主任凯瑞·布朗:世界需要为不同类型的秩序留出.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VsokyHyJ0i...
about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
🌏Sir Vince Cable delivered our opening keynote of
#ChinaWeek2025
on Monday evening. He presented his new book on 'China, India and the forging of a new world' in conversation with our Director
@bkerrychina.bsky.social
📹Watch the recording:
www.youtube.com/live/uyKX99B...
#China
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A readout in the Ipaper for what to expect when @realDonaldTrump meets President Xi Jinping of China on 30th to talk about their potential new trade deal:
inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
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Trump's high-stakes meeting with China's Xi could destabilise the world
One of the world’s most mercurial statesmen is facing off against the icy logic of China's leader. Both need a win
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-meeting-china-xi-could-destabilise-world-4006048
about 2 months ago
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Why Did The Chinese Spying Case Really Get Dropped. Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC in an interview with Kerry Brown.
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Why Did The Chinese Spying Case Really Collapse? Double Jeopardy Receives a Leaked Copy of the Defence’s Expert Report and an Exclusive Interview With Its Author, Professor Kerry Brown (who was not th...
Podcast Episode · Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics · 22/10/2025 · 49m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/double-jeopardy-uk-law-and-politics/id1633485236?i=1000732918352
2 months ago
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The Royal Mint site, purchased by China for its proposed new embassy, is an impressive building. But as I argue, 22 minutes into this programme, if it isn't granted planning permission nor will Britain ever get a decent site for its long awaited new embassy in Beijing.
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The World Tonight - Pressure mounts on Prince Andrew over rent deal - BBC Sounds
Senior MPs say Prince Andrew has questions to answer about his living arrangements.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002l35r?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
2 months ago
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Britain can't build a relationship with China based on fear.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Britain needs to see the bigger picture on China
A relationship based on fear and suspicion won't work.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/10/britain-needs-to-see-the-bigger-picture-on-china
2 months ago
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How does the UK balance its relations with China - a discussion with Tony Vaughan, Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe, and chair of the all-party parliamentary group on China, Mark Field, former minister for Asia, Kerry Brown, and Luke de Pulford.
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The Rundown by PoliticsHome: Can the government solve its China problem?
After the collapse of the Chinese spying case, host Alain Tolhurst looks at the state of the Anglo-Sino relationship, how it has evolved over the years, where UK-China relations are now under this ...
https://podfollow.com/politicshome/episode/2cafbe37b326c781dc829b46d77f29dce595f1ac/view
2 months ago
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Lessons From the UK’s China Spy Case Failure The British government needs to provide clarity over the rules around what information can be shared with China. Particularly in view of the fact it's now producing its own innovation and research we need access to.
www.thewirechina.com/2025/10/08/t...
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The Lessons From the UK’s China Spy Case Failure - The Wire China
The British government needs to provide greater clarity over the rules around what information can be shared with China.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2025/10/08/the-lessons-from-the-uks-china-spy-case-failure-uk/
3 months ago
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The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power is out now in Yale paperback. With a new epilogue. Fun fact: 'same old, same old" was from the pidgin English by means with which British and Chinese traders tried to communicate 200 years ago.
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
3 months ago
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Lau China Institute, King's College London
3 months ago
📖Nick Hopkinson discusses new book, 'The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy', about Wilton Park's role in shaping global policy since 1946. He will also discuss how discourse around
#China
has evolved with
@bkerrychina.bsky.social
as part of
#ChinaWeek2025
. Register:
kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...
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China's military parade in early September: what's its meaning for international relations:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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China gearing up for massive military parade
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/naus_chinaparadenr_0309/105727908
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China broadcast its might on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic its latest military kit. More in Time Magazine
time.com/7314427/chin...
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How China Is Broadcasting Its Might
A massive military parade and the 25th SCO summit were the latest signs of Beijing's rising global power, writes Kerry Brown.
https://time.com/7314427/china-parade-xi-putin-kim/
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Our Director,
@bkerrychina.bsky.social
, spoke to ABC News about China's military parade and how significant this moment is for the world's second largest economy. Listen:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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China gearing up for massive military parade
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/naus_chinaparadenr_0309/105727908
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Completely scaring the wits out of myself by reading 'Empire of AI' by tech journalist Karen Hao. Highly recommended. And this stuff is meant to be our salvation!!
4 months ago
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Fifty Percent off the audio book, `The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power' A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present
www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...
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50% OFF The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power
A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy, and science...
https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/promotedBook/795908/great-reversal-britain-china-and-the-400-year-contest-for-power?refId=210623
4 months ago
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Fifty Percent off the audio book, `The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power' A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present.
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MWC1841 MAM Festival Flier 4pp A5 sm - Flipbook - Page 3
Music@Malling 2025 - Outstanding Music in Historic Venues
https://music-malling-ltd.paperturn-view.com/mwc1841-mam-festival-flier-4pp-a5-sm?pid=ODg8897298&p=3&v=1.4
4 months ago
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Coming in early 2026 with Reaktion Books. An extended essay on the story and meaning of Mao Zedong.
5 months ago
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Taiwan faces a precarious future – whether or not US and China continue on path to conflict. Article in The Conversation:
theconversation.com/taiwan-faces...
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Taiwan faces a precarious future – whether or not US and China continue on path to conflict
The issue of Taiwan is looking more precarious and worrying.
https://theconversation.com/taiwan-faces-a-precarious-future-whether-or-not-us-and-china-continue-on-path-to-conflict-262294
5 months ago
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Glad the Lau China Institute, King's College London is hosting this exhibition at King's College Bush House on the Chinese who fought with Britain in the Second World War, during which China was its ally.
5 months ago
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We are pleased to announce that Journal of Current Chinese Affairs run by the GIGA and the Lau China Institute has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and will receive an Impact Factor in 2026.
journals.sagepub.com
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/
5 months ago
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'On Taiwan, China just has to win the psychological war. And for that, it needs no landing barges or hi-tech ballistics. It just needs the West to carry on ripping itself apart.' Article in Time Magazine.
time.com/7304355/chin...
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How China Could Take Taiwan, Without Firing a Shot
A slow reunification now seems possible. And for that, Beijing just needs to win the psychological war, writes Kerry Brown.
https://time.com/7304355/china-invasion-taiwan-2027/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Delighted to announce Sir Vince Cable as our Opening Keynote for this year's
#ChinaWeek
. Sir Vince will discuss his new book 'Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world' with
@bkerrychina.bsky.social
. Registration opens Sept:
kcl.ac.uk/china-week
@manchesterup.bsky.social
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Article on Trump and China from the latest edition of the Foreign Office magazine.
5 months ago
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15th language my work has been published in. 'Xi: A Study in Power' in Greek.
5 months ago
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The British Parliament Foreign Affairs Commiittee had an enquiry on UK China relations. In the submission I prepared for @lauchinainst, I argued that Britain needed three elements: narrative, knowledge and strategic consistency. The evidence is here:
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
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Prepared by Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies, and Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College, London.
https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/140966/html/
6 months ago
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Out this month with Agenda Publishing, 'Talking to China: the Future of UK China relations.' £10 discount when you use the code KB40 on this website:
agendabookshop.com/products/fut...
6 months ago
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Event between the Lau China Institute, King's College London and the British Chamber of Commerce, Beijing at King's College, 3rd March from 6.30pm on the current economic situation in the world's second largest economy:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-ch...
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British Chamber UK-China Summer Forum
An evening of fora, keynotes, and networking with fellow professionals in UK-China relations
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-chamber-uk-china-summer-forum-tickets-1423238006189?aff=email
6 months ago
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'In telling The Taiwan Story, Kerry Brown has foregrounded the lived experience of the Taiwanese and the ideals they share with the international community.' Review of The Taiwan Story in the Taipei Times.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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BOOK REVIEW: Competing values: why Taiwan matters to the world - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/06/19/2003838857
6 months ago
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Kerry Brown has produced the most accessible and informative primer on Taiwan that is available to the market.' Kind review of The Taiwan Story from Caleb Weingarten in the Iowa State Daily.
iowastatedaily.com/318865/opini...
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Book Review: “Why Taiwan Matters” by Kerry Brown
Kerry Brown has produced the most accessible and informative primer on Taiwan that is available to the market. A British historian, professor, and former diplomat, Mr. Brown possesses insights into Ta...
https://iowastatedaily.com/318865/opinion/book-review-why-taiwan-matters-by-kerry-brown/
6 months ago
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Discussing Xi Jinping this week on the Spectator podcast. Porn Britannia, Xi’s absence & no more lonely hearts?
www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/porn...
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Porn Britannia, Xi’s absence & no more lonely hearts?
OnlyFans is giving the Treasury what it wants – but should we be concerned?‘OnlyFans,’ writes Louise Perry, ‘is the most profitable content subscription service in the world.’ Yet ‘the vast majority o...
https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/porn-britannia-xis-absence-no-more-lonely-hearts/
6 months ago
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How did semiconductors become so central to Taiwan’s economic progress? Article for Economic Observatory.
www.economicsobservatory.com/how-did-semi...
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How did semiconductors become so central to Taiwan’s economic progress? - Economics Observatory
Taiwan is a highly developed economy that has experienced periods of rapid growth. Policies that championed industries such as semiconductor manufacturing have contributed enormously to the island’s e...
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-did-semiconductors-become-so-central-to-taiwans-economic-progress
7 months ago
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Excellent to see the beautiful cover of The Taiwan Story in its Polish edition.
7 months ago
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Why Taiwan Matters Steve Yates speaks with Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese Studies at King’s College London and author of Why Taiwan Matters.
youtu.be/bLAluBP11f8?...
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Why Taiwan Matters: Kerry Brown on China, Identity & the Next Global Flashpoint
YouTube video by China Desk
https://youtu.be/bLAluBP11f8?si=wo4I7d9VcHRwDjyL
7 months ago
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Chinese education and the plan for technology dominance China's 5 million STEM graduates are its greatest asset and key to its plan for a high-tech, developed economic model.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/chinese...
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Chinese education and the plan for technology dominance
China's 5 million STEM graduates are its greatest asset and key to its plan for a high-tech, developed economic model
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/chinese-education-and-the-plan-for-technology-dominance
7 months ago
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A great honour to meet today with former president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen.
7 months ago
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Taiwan's Trump Trouble:
fee.org/articles/tai...
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Taiwan’s Trump Trouble - FEE
The current incumbent of the White House presents daily challenges and quandaries for almost every other country on the planet—including his own. But for
https://fee.org/articles/taiwans-trump-trouble/
8 months ago
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Great to be on home territory at the huge London Defense Conference discussing the largely woeful current global state of affairs. But for whatever other challenges there are, this is a great time for thinking now most assumptions that help to now are breaking down.
8 months ago
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In Florence with Giulio Pugliese and Bill Emmott to discuss Taiwan.
www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
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Taiwan and the risk of World War III
Join this discussion where experts examine Taiwan’s geopolitical significance, evolving deterrence strategies, and the broader implications for regional and global security.
https://www.eui.eu/events?id=576721
8 months ago
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Debut for Fox News. Economically, China might be hurting from Trump's tariffs. But politically, Xi Jinping is getting a harvest from what Washington is doing:
x.com/WillCainShow...
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The Will Cain Show on X: ".@Bkerrychina on President Xi's response to U.S. tariffs: "Politically, domestically, this plays okay for Xi Jinping. I mean, China's standing up to what they see as American bullying." https://t.co/eCxKmAmhIC" / X
.@Bkerrychina on President Xi's response to U.S. tariffs: "Politically, domestically, this plays okay for Xi Jinping. I mean, China's standing up to what they see as American bullying." https://t.co/eCxKmAmhIC
https://x.com/WillCainShow_/status/1917677315946959289
8 months ago
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I don't think Chinese companies want to sabotage the British economy. But they want quick returns, and sometimes they might not be patient. Interview on ITN news.
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YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OjqyxWV90Hk
8 months ago
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Interview with South China Morning Post in Chinese.
8 months ago
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Discussion at Science Po in Paris, Changing China: the Party, the State and its global role in Xi Jinping Era.
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Changing China: the Party, the State and its global role in Xi Jinping Era
Play Changing China: the Party, the State and its global role in Xi Jinping Era by CERI on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
https://m.soundcloud.com/ceri-5/changing-china-the-party-the-state-and-its-global-role-in-xi-jinping-era
8 months ago
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