How to understand China? Talk It Out 2023 Recap on China’s economy, technology & diplomacy

You may feel curious, or even confused when trying to understand China as the country has become a notable character on the global stage. How did it make an economic miracle in the past decades and what’s the economic prospect in the future? Why have over 150 countries joined the Belt and Road Initiative that China proposed? What impact will China’s rise have on the global stage? We will try to explain all these questions in this Talk It Out 2023 year-end special with guests from different fields to share their analysis of China’s economy, technological innovation, Belt and Road Initiative, green development, and how China’s rise might change our lives! Guests: -Tings Chak, a researcher from Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Dongsheng News. -Erik Solheim, President of the Green Belt and Road Institute. Former UN Environment Executive Director - Andy Mok, senior research fellow, the Center for China and Globalization. - Yasiru Ranaraja, Founding Director, Belt & Road Initiative Sri Lanka. - Benjamin Norton, Editor-in-Chief, Geopolitical Economy Report.