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To the point - China: From superspreader to economic winner?

October 22, 2020

China has brought the coronavirus under control - and now its economy is rebounding sharply. What can the West learn from China? Guests: Clifford Coonan (DW), Qian Sun (freelance journalist), Moritz Rudolf (SWP)

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DW-Sendung To the Point - Clifford Coonan
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Clifford Coonan was a foreign correspondent for 15 years in Beijing, and he believes that „China's success in dealing with the coronavirus shouldn't distract from its emergence as a challenging strategic rival.“
 

DW-Sendung To the Point - Moritz Rudolf
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Moritz Rudolf is an analyst and expert on China at the German think tank SWP. He thinks: „China has been partially sucessfully in gaining international discourse power. Yet, by revealing an ugly side, Beijing has failed to profit more significantly from the Covid-19 crisis.“

 

DW-Sendung To the Point - Qian Sun
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Qian Sun is a freelance journalist from China. She says: "Compared with the financial crisis 2008, China’s COVID-19 recovery plan is greener, more domestic- and digital -oriented.“