What to Expect From China in 2023

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What should the world expect from China in 2023? Will it continue to relax COVID restrictions? How will Beijing manage its economy? How will it handle dissent? What role will it play in Russia’s war in Ukraine? And how will China navigate relations with the United States?

The answers to these questions may well shape the world in 2023. Watch FP’s Ravi Agrawal’s interview with three China experts: Susan Shirk, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and FP’s James Palmer look back at 2022 and project ahead to the next year for China and the world. 

Video clips from this event

  • Watch Susan Shirk’s answer when asked if she expects further uprisings against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s authority in 2023.  

  • Zongyuan Zoe Liu says that although the mass protests were significant,  broader factors were at play in the Chinese government’s decision to reverse zero-COVID restrictions.

  • FP’s James Palmer explains how the latest U.S. sanctions are hurting Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

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What to Expect From China in 2023

Three experts predict how Beijing will manage China’s economy, the pandemic, protests, Taiwan, and relations with Washington.

Insider  |  Ravi Agrawal

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