CCP Would Trade China’s Prosperity for Global Geopolitical Hegemony: Telecoms Industry Expert

CCP Would Trade China’s Prosperity for Global Geopolitical Hegemony: Telecoms Industry Expert
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends the opening of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5, 2023. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
Tiffany Meier
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In its quest for global hegemony, the Chinese Communist Party will not shy away from risking the wealth the Chinese people have accumulated over the last few decades, according to Jon Pelson, former chief convergence officer for British Telecom and author of the book ‘Wireless Wars.’

“Chairman Xi would give up his country’s wealth and standard of living if he could trade it for geopolitical control over the rest of the world. If he could export his collectivism that he talks about as being the way for the rest of the world,” Pelson said in an interview with NTD’s “China in Focus“ on March 9.
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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