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2026.08.23 18:42 GMT+8

The Agenda: China Shock 2.0 – or China Opportunity 2.0?

Updated 2026.08.23 18:42 GMT+8
The Agenda

In 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organization, a wave of Chinese goods swept into Western markets. Economists later described this as the "China Shock."

A quarter of a century later, as China moves further into advanced technologies, from AI and robotics to innovative drugs, some economists are now talking about "China Shock 2.0." But is it really a shock, or an opportunity? And what does it mean for the rest of the world?

Joining Juliet Mann on this edition of The Agenda are Pascal Coppens, author of China's Next Miracle; political commentator and journalist Martin Jacques; and Dr. Michal Meidan, Head of China Energy Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

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