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You Ji: China aims to project military strength well beyond its borders (EN)
MERICS China Podcast
English - July 26, 2016 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.23 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNews china europe economy politics society digital investment geopolitics security chinese Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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26 July 2016, with You JiXi Jinping has used military reforms to strengthen his command over the People’s Liberation Army. And he’s using personal connections, some dating back to his childhood years, to fill central positions within the military, says professor You Ji of Macau University. On strategy, Xi is moving away from his predecessors’ approach. China is now preparing to project power well beyond its borders, catch up with the U.S. and achieve “Great Power Status” built upon military strength. That’s You Ji in the latest Merics Experts podcast.