Professors in the Pub: China’s Rise and the Liberal Democratic Order

Cada mes, venga a Café Des Taxis para tomar una copa y debatir con profesores y otros expertos sobre los acontecimientos importantes que ocurren en el mundo. Comparte tus preguntas y tus puntos de vista, y únete a la larga tradición de la política en el pub. 

Este mes:

Xi Jinping was just nominated to become the first Chinese leader since Mao Zedong to lead China indefinitely. Under Xi´s leadership, China grew to be the biggest economy PPP and a global investor through its Belt and Road Initiative. During Trump’s pivot towards isolationism, China quickly filled the empty spot as a champion of globalization as well as a leader of green industries. Many predicted economic liberalization would lead China to democratize and integrate into the Western Liberal Democratic Order, but these predictions have been proven wrong. Xi has tightened the CCP´s grip on the media, suppressed any form of dissent domestically and internationally and formed alliances with authoritarian regimes. What does this mean for the Western Liberal Order? Will other states follow China’s example? Come discuss these questions and ask your own.

Venga a debatir estas cuestiones y a plantear las suyas propias. El profesor principal será Zuzana Veselá, Assistant Dean and Lecturer for the School of International Relations.