China

The Prospect podcast #62—Is China heading for a fall?

George Magnus on Beijing's global ambitions and what stands in its way

December 05, 2018
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China is heading for super-power status—but will it get there? George Magnus, one of Britain's leading China experts and Prospect regular, sets out the deep social, economic and political challenges that Beijing now faces. If it overcomes them, the prize could be huge. How likely is that? And what if it fails?

With Tom Clark, Sameer Rahim, Alex Dean and Timothy Garton Ash. Produced by Jay Elwes