Martin Jacques
Political Scientist | The Rise of China and the Changing Global Order
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Martin Jacques is a renowned political scientist and former editor of Marxism Today magazine. His influential 2009 book 'When China Rules the World' predicted China's meteoric economic rise and the country's growing global influence.
As a Senior Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, Jacques offers unique insights on China's political system, cultural values, and their implications for the international order. His talks challenge audiences to rethink Western assumptions about the path of global power and the future of the world economy.
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Understanding the rise of China
Speaking at a TED Salon in London, Martin Jacques asks: How do we in the West make sense of China and its phenomenal rise? The author of "When China Rules the World," he examines why the West often puzzles over the growing power of the Chinese economy, and offers three building blocks for understanding what China is and will become.
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