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Meanwhile, there is also intensifying tech rivalry with the United States, EU anti-subsidy measures and the global retreat toward protectionism.

What's driving China's manufacturing upgrade and what does it mean for the world? How can China's emerging industries weather these shocks and where do foreign investors fit into this upgrade? Joining today's dialogue are Professor Qin Jun, Executive Dean of the International School of Finance at Fudan University, Jeffrey Towson, Partner at Tecmo Consulting, and Wang Dan, China Director of the Eurasia Group.

Welcome to the discussion.

Chen Jun, I will start with you because we are talking about the Chinese manufacturing.

A U.S. diplomat said in May that Israel had to deploy the Irondong air defense batteries and personnel to the UAE to help defend against potential Iranian strikes.

So for more, joining us now on the line is Dr. Zhang Chuchu, Deputy Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies with Fudan University.

Welcome back.

Thank you for having me.

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Thank you very much for your analysis.

That was Dr. Zhang Chuchu, Deputy Director, Western Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Fudan University.

Coming up, U.S. finalizes new lower fuel economy standards in boost for gasoline-powered cars.

I scored well enough to go to top five Chinese universities.

But when I was choosing my own major, study law in Fudan University, and all my neighbors were laughing at me because they said, you are poor.

Your parents have no connections, no power in literate.

You just dream too big.

Now, President Trump pulled out all the stops in welcoming his Chinese guests, as you can see, even greeting them in person on the tarmac.

the optics speak for themselves in terms of the importance the trump administration places on strengthening friendship with china but exactly how significant is this visit for the two sides what does it mean for the wider world how do we get to this new quote-unquote historical juncture welcome to this special edition of the point with me lucien and opinion show coming to you live from beijing I'm pleased to be joined from Shanghai by Professor Wu Xingbo, Dean of the Institute of International Studies and Director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University.

From Austin, Texas, by David Feierstein, CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations.

And here in the studio, Professor Zhang Xiaoyan, Associate Dean of Tsinghua PBC School of Finance.

And on Chinese social media, there are already trending hashtags about the two leaders charting, steering the course for US-China relationship.

And in this context, Wu Xinbo, who is a professor at Fudan University and an expert on the US-China relations, says Trump's decision to receive Xi himself shows how important this relationship is for Trump, and it also shows the importance he attaches to, uh, the Chinese president as well.

And he thinks there could be a domestic political calculation here, too, uh, with the US midterm elections coming up and Trump facing pressure on several fronts and his popularity going down.

The visit could also be a chance, and him receiving Xi Jinping at the airport could also be a chance for him to project an image of a leader who can manage a complicated relationship, such as with China, and he's doing it well.

But in terms of China-US relations, we do see some predictability, a lot of praises from, uh, at least Trump's side.

But there are certainly, um, voices that are taking a much hawkish, a much harder line, uh, with respect to US-China relations.

For example, a scholar from Fudan University argues that China-US relations have entered a new phase and that China will no longer back down.

And we even see this attitude coming through in some of the memes that are circulating on Chinese online platforms, where attempts by the US to catch China off guard are portrayed as backfiring.

You know, this region has a lot of what you call global powerhouses, universities, Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan, University of Singapore and Nanyang in Singapore.

Most of the universities in Hong Kong, I'd say, and more recently, the top universities in China, Xinhua, Peking, Fudan, Zhejiang, Shanghai Jiao Tong.

These are really, really big name universities now.

Will universities like Gajah Mada and University of Indonesia be in that company? I would think it's probably a matter of when, not whether.