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- China - Communist parties - Economic growth - Nobel Prize


China bucks the trend

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Another year, another great leap forward for the Chinese economy. François Picard’s panel discusses how rising growth has sparked rising expectations, with strikes, calls for higher wages and debate over free speech.

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  • Jean-François DI MEGLIO, Economist, President of Asia Centre at Sciences Po
  • ZHANG Xin, Correspondent, Xinhua News Agency in Paris
  • Jean-Philippe BÉJA, Senior Research Fellow, CNRS and CERI, Specialist of Chinese politics

Programme produced by Bilal Tarabey and Yi Song.

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