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Biggest Change In History

Martin Jacques is a senior fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge. In this exclusive interview with China Focus, an online magazine published by the China International Publishing Group, he shares his views on issues ranging from the Belt and Road Initiative to China’s development in the last 70 years and how the world has benefited from it. He also analyzes the Hong Kong situation. This is an edited version of the interview:

: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. What has been the biggest change in China

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