As China moves toward what it sees as an imperial dawn, in this episode of the Stratfor Podcast we take a look back at the last time China wielded great power on the global stage with professor and author Stephen R. Platt. Platt sits down with Stratfor Senior Vice President of Strategic Analysis Rodger Baker and Asia Pacific Analyst Evan Rees to discuss his latest book, Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age.

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Related Reading:

Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age by Stephen R. Platt - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221056/imperial-twilight-by-stephen-r-platt/9780307961730/

China in Transition, collected analysis on Stratfor Worldview - https://worldview.stratfor.com/themes/china-transition

Framing China’s Future, an eight-part series - https://worldview.stratfor.com/series/framing-chinas-future

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