German businessman Joerg Wuttke has been an observer of China since the 1980s, watching it evolve from backwater to superpower. He talks to Gideon about US-China rivalry and how Europe can find its place as a trading partner to both powers. Clip: CNBCFree links to read more on this topic:China launches large-scale military exercises around TaiwanChina’s Xi Jinping tells top global CEOs to use their influence to defend tradeChina is suffering its own ‘China shock’BASF’s Joerg Wuttke: ‘The essence of China is this warrior’Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachmanSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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