HOST: Now from Beijing, Robert i! an Lawrence Kuhn is a long-time dp a “a J advisor to China's leaders and the ed : author of “How China's Leaders Oy ah D Think”. Thank you so much for “(a 7 B) joining us. We appreciate it. Your i} : 7 reaction to Jack Ma's prediction and = do you agree? or oF RLK: The public stance of China has - to be strong. The legitimacy of the — a government and of the Communist DEVELOPING STORY ~ Party is based on two primary factors. ne te the eeonamic JACK MA: TRADE WAR COULD LAST 20 YEARS Rous evelopment. OUST MEANS 8 RLK: China is celebrating this year ome : 40 years of reform and opening up 3:36AM ™ * * | really having created an economic : ~ | ° miracle, an astonishing 50 times ama + eS increase of GDP per capita. So that ; , pa has been terrific. The second area is = Da . 7 ~ national pride and national | 4 . f | gh) rejuvenation. And frankly, China as ‘= almost every other country, if the V gr two come into conflict, the latter \ has to prevail, especially in China es with a history of 100 years of DEVELOPING STORY Dowere mostly Werte andvhen | LYACK MA: TRADE WAR COULD LAST 20 YEARS [a d ’ Robert Lawrence Kuhn | Long-term adviser to China's leaders ox «62 of course Japan. lll = ecissuizaii 2 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026869