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Open Questions | How Trump ‘stunned’ China; why Western hegemony has ended: 12 key interviews from 2025
From acclaimed academics and writers to influential economists and policymakers, here are some of our best Open Questions interviews of the year
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Catch up on some 2025 entries in Open Questions, SCMP’s series of in-depth interviews with global opinion leaders. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. ‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
American economist sees China as key to the global energy transition to zero-carbon energy, especially in markets outside US and Europe.
2. Ex-diplomat Kerry Brown on how Trump ‘stunned’ China with his ‘lack of caution’
King’s College, London professor says he “cannot think of a worse tactic” than threatening Beijing and presenting “zero-sum” options.
3. Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans
The acclaimed author of the Three-Body trilogy also discusses his “dark forest” theory, and the struggle to come up with original ideas.
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