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Vice President, Centre for China and Globalization - Victor Gao

Is China becoming more authoritarian under President Xi JinPing? HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Victor Gao, a well-connected think tank analyst in Beijing.

Is China becoming more authoritarian under President Xi JinPing? HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Victor Gao, a well-connected think tank analyst in Beijing who once worked as an interpreter for Deng Xiao Ping. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Chinese government鈥檚 suppression of the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Since then China has undergone a remarkable economic transformation, but what鈥檚 happened to the ideological outlook and strategic vision of the country鈥檚 Communist party leaders?

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