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Martin Jacques, author of 'When China rules the World'

Martin Jacques is the author of "When China rules the World: the Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World." He tells Armen Georgian why he thinks Western policymakers have vastly underestimated the cultural and political effects of China's economic ascendancy.

THE F24 INTERVIEW

Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor
Melissa Bell

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Douglas Herbert

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Annette Young

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Martin Jacques on China

by Anonyme - 26/10/2011 - 17:34

The depth of insight and the great departure of the conventional western perception of China is extremely refreshing, wonderful.

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