Kevin Rudd on How Europe can Engage Asia and China
Interview with the University of Oxford China Centre
On October 11, 2016, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) President Kevin Rudd spoke to the University of Oxford China Centre about how Europe can engage Asia and China. In the interview, Rudd addressed how world leaders might more proactively approach China, arguing that "it is important for European leaders, and the same for the government of the United States, to understand the world as viewed from Beijing."
According to Rudd, today's China poses a fundamental new challenge to academics and policymakers that study its international engagement. "China has long been a great power," Rudd stated. "It is only now, for the first time in its history, that it's becoming a global power. That is quite a different matter." (7 min., 55 sec.)