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Getting China Right: A Conversation With David Rennie

Tue. February 27th, 2024
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Late last year, the Economist asked an intriguing question: How scary is China? President Joe Biden’s administration clearly considers China a peer competitor to the United States and many in Congress view Beijing as a mortal threat. There’s no doubt that China poses serious challenges, even dangers in some areas, for America. But is Washington overlooking China’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and misunderstanding what China wants from America and the world? Are we getting China right? 

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with David Rennie, the Economist’s bureau chief in Beijing, to discuss these and other issues.

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Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy.

David Rennie

Geopolitics Editor and The Telegram Columnist, The Economist

David Rennie joined The Economist in 2007 as European Union correspondent and Charlemagne columnist, based in Brussels. From May 2018 to September 2024 he was Beijing bureau chief, launching the Chaguan column on China in September 2018. He returned to London as geopolitics editor and launched The Telegram, a column on geopolitics, in October 2024.  He is the co-host, with Alice Su, of the Drum Tower podcast, launched in late 2022.