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The Long March Forward
Christine Ernst speaks with Malcolm Cook, East Asia Program Director at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, about what the Olympics meant for China and the world.
China is slowly closing in on the United States. Like an experienced long-distance runner, it has plenty of energy reserved for the final sprint. And when China finally catches up to its long-time rival, the ensuing battle will shake the very foundations of the global order. A resurgent China would seek to recapture lost territory, export the authoritarian model and avenge centuries of humiliation inflicted upon it by the West. [...]
