George Soros on China and Open Society

Details: Published on Monday, 28 January 2019 07:20; Written by editor

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China, the world’s wealthiest and strongest authoritarian regime, is leveraging new technologies and investment to cement its global influence and control its populace. This makes the regime the most dangerous opponent of open societies, and it bolsters the other authoritarian regimes that are proliferating all over the world. Despite all of this, the Chinese people remain a source of hope for the country’s future, says our founder and chair George Soros at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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