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MAINTENANCE. Where is China going? The analysis of the former head of the Australian government, one of the best connoisseurs of Beijing and the Chinese president.
Interview by Jeremy Andre and Julien Peyron
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PWhile the eyes of the world are on Ukraine, the Chinese president continues to strengthen his power. The 20e congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opens on October 16 in Beijing, and it must be that of his personal triumph. Is he now the most powerful man in the world? Does he plan an imminent invasion of Taiwan? Did his relations with Vladimir Putin deteriorate due to the war in Ukraine? The answers of one of the best specialists on China, Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister and director of the Asia Society think tank, whose Paris branch opens this week.
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