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Sir Christopher Hum | The 21st Century Does Not Belong To China
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January 18, 2013
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12:14Now PlayingSir Christopher Hum is in opposition of the motion: 'This house believes that the 21st century belongs to China'.
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Sir Christopher Hum says that we should question the durability of China's rise and the sustainability of the current China model. He says that will not own the 21st century to due the unpopularity of their sports and little place in the world of entertainment.
Filmed on Thursday 15th November
ABOUT SIR CHRISTOPHER HUM:
Master of Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge, Sir Christopher was Her Majesty's Ambassador to China, his final posting in a foreign office career lasting over thirty five years. He spent eighteen years working in China.
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