FA TALKS EPISODE 01

China’s Road to Global Leadership

A CONVERSATION WITH

Dr. Ning Leng

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S MCCOURT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

Dr. Leng discusses China’s global ambitions, the limits of its rise, and Beijing’s evolving role in shaping the international order.

China’s Road to Global Leadership
THE INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
04:00 The Power to Lead
11:12 What Does Beijing Want?
16:10 China’s Vision of Order
21:28 The Economic Foundations of Power
25:58 The Limits From Within
29:46 Can the China Model Travel?
32:13 The Problem of Allies
34:09 After American Leadership

Dr. Ning Leng joins FA Talks to argue that China’s growing power does not automatically translate into global leadership, examining the economic, political, and strategic limits that continue to constrain Beijing’s ambitions.

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Dr. Ning Leng

Dr. Ning Leng

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S MCCOURT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on Chinese politics, state–business relations, political economy, and the role of firms in authoritarian governance.

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How China is reshaping its role and ambitions on the global stage.

— Dr. Ning Leng