China’s rise in the international sphere has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years. Given the 2024 Trump election victory, this topic is now more pertinent than ever. Are we currently watching a realignment of the world order with China as another or the next superpower? UCG Podcast Host John Ellwood discusses the topic with former British diplomat, Vito Marcich, and EU-China relations scholar Joséphine Page from the University of Cambridge, with a focus on the material capabilities of China, the soft power realignment in the Trump era, and shifting EU-China relations.

Experts Joséphine and Vito, together with their host John, explore this topic at length in this new episode of the University College Groningen podcast! John, as the host, leads us through these two experts’ varied pools of experience to deliver a discussion on China that is sure to give viewers a new perspective on a burning topic of modern international politics.

* Episodes of the UCG International Politics podcast are course assignments prepared by the students at the University College Groningen. The characters assumed by the students in the episodes are entirely fictional.