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

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To discuss how China is preparing to unveil a new generation of leaders, Douglas Herbert talks to Martin Jacques, a British academic and author of a book entitled "When China Rules the World". He believes that the Chinese state has more legitimacy than meets the eye.

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