Sir David Tang | The 21st Century Does Not Belong To China

Sir David Tang is in opposition of the motion: 'This house believes that the 21st century belongs to China'.
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Sir David Tang says that the motion put forward implies that China will, like America, become a superpower in the next century. He is arguing against this. There is not enough land for its growing population and the air pollution in China, particularly in the cities is terrible leading the government to produce false statistics.
He says the growth rates are not going to be sustainable; China will also experience a population serge in senior citizens in the next 20 years placing enormous economic strain on the country.

The one child policy means that this generation wont have any brothers, sisters, uncle or aunties. In a country where business relies so much on blood relatives this will surely have an effect on the economy.
Filmed on Thursday 15th November

ABOUT SIR DAVID TANG:
Founder of the fashion chain Shanghai Tang and the restaurant China Club, Sir David is also a director and advisor to a number of boards such as Tommy Hilfiger and is a columnist for the Financial Times.

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