Charles Parton (Royal United Services Institute)

There is an increasing divergence between the political, economic and values systems of China and democratic countries. The Chinese Communist Party’s increasingly assertive and restrictive stance risks reducing contacts between academics, think tanks, government officials and even business. This is not healthy for mutual understanding and for promoting the good relations needed to solve global problems. The need to understand China has risen commensurate with its increased global importance. To understand China, you have to know about the CCP. Charles Parton will speak about how best to do that in the context of divergence and a China less open to research and more prone to propaganda.