China: towards a 'harmonious society'

Here we examine China, in light of recent global economic shockwaves, to discover the philosophical and political origins of the term ‘harmonious society’ and its various challenges since 2005. Is there any link to ‘big society’ in the UK?

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Richard Burge, Chief Executive, Wilton Park, is in dialogue with:

Professor Joseph Fewsmith

Director, East Asian Studies Programme; Department of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University, USA

Professor Willy Wo-Lap Lam

Adjunct Professor of History & Political Economy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr Wang Yiwei

Professor, Fudan University; Scholar-in-residence

Dr Lai Hairong

Executive Director, China Centre for Overseas Social and Philosophical Theories, Beijing

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Taking part in our podcast - from left: Wang Yiwei, Lai Hairong, Richard Burge, Jospeh Fewsmith and Willy Lam