Welcome back. Im so glad welcome everyone to our first panel for this conference. And what we are going to do with first panel is lay out the broader themes at the moment where we are at an influction point in the global order and how china is going about achieving those goals and what we think the likelihood that china will achieve those goals what would the success be. We could not have a better group to kick us off with the first panel. Let me introduce them briefly. I wont go through the full bio. Those will be in the virtual program. I will give a quick introduction, chairman of the middle east institute at the National University of singapore. We have next to me paul, Research Associate at t african center, distinguished fellow and china studies at the the National Bureau at the Asian Network and joining us from beijing Michael Shuman as well as writer for the atlantic magazine. I should just say at the outset here that we will take audience questions for tur panel today and audi
Who need it most. If. Charter communications supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. And we continue the conversation from the Atlanta Council on chinese global influence. Coming up, academics discuss chinas diplomatic efforts across africa, latin america and in asia. This is an welcome back, everyone. So im so glad to welcome everyone to our first panel for this k and what we are going to with this first panel is really kind of lay out some of the broader themes and dynamics around chinas growing attention and strategicl south at this moment where were clearly at an Inflection Point in the global order, look a bit at what are chinas goals how chinas going about achieving those goals and what we think isg the likelihood that china will achieve those goal, what will its success be. Anding we could not have a better group to kick us off here with g this first panel. So let me introduce them very briefly. I
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