The Take

The Take: With or without tariffs, China’s global rise is under way

As US hegemony shrinks, China takes a step forward.

Chinese officials and delegates attend the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 11, 2025 [Florence Lo/Reuters]

Is this China’s renaissance? Despite a trade war with the United States, China seems to be bounding into a high-tech future, making moves diplomatically, militarily and technologically. But some Chinese regions are facing a weakening economy and the effects of rapid urbanisation. Will China keep rising?

In this episode:

Tony Cheng (@TLCBkk), Al Jazeera correspondent

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Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters and Sarí el-Khalili, with Khaled Soltan, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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