Victor Gao - Vice President, Centre for China and Globalisation

Stephen Sackur speaks to Victor Gao, a well-connected think tank analyst in Beijing who once worked as an interpreter for Deng Xiao Ping. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Chinese government’s suppression of the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Since then, China has undergone a remarkable economic transformation, but what’s happened to the ideological outlook and strategic vision of the country’s Communist party leaders? Is President Xi JinPing introducing a new level of Chinese authoritarianism?