Offline: China—moments of opportunity
In his book, China’s World View (2024), David Daokui Li argues that western countries should not be concerned about China’s emergence as a powerful competitor to the US. Why? Because China has an array of domestic challenges that preclude its engagement in geopolitical distractions. China’s leaders will be fully absorbed meeting the needs of a rapidly growing—and demanding—middle class (800 million people by 2035). One of these challenges is how to grow the capacity of the health system to deliver universal health coverage by the government’s own stated deadline—2030.
