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Sep 24, 2026
Georgina GodwinHOST
He's come to the US but skipped the UN altogether.
Georgina GodwinHOST
So let's bring in Isabel Hilton, who's founder of China Dialogue and a visiting professor at King's College London's Lowy Institute.
Georgina GodwinHOST
Isabel, always lovely to have you with us.
Georgina GodwinHOST
Why did she choose Trump over the UN?
Isabel HamiltonGUEST
You know, it's a selective upholding on Chinese part, but there will certainly be a rhetorical commitment.
Georgina GodwinHOST
Isabel, thank you very much indeed.
Georgina GodwinHOST
That's Isabel Hilton there.
Georgina GodwinHOST
And before with that, we heard from Nega Anga.
Soraya SalamHOST
Renata Avila is CEO of the Open Knowledge Foundation.
Soraya SalamHOST
And Isabel Hilton is a visiting professor at the Lau Institute at King's College London.
Soraya SalamHOST
Thank you all for joining us today.
Soraya SalamHOST
Isabel, I want to start with you.
Zoe SwanwickHOST
It's a confusing picture for anyone trying to make sense of it, so in this episode, we're zooming out to look at China as a global player, its economic rise, its assertiveness and regional influence, its strategy in the so-called global south, and what its backing of Russia's war on Ukraine means for European security.
Zoe SwanwickHOST
To discuss all of this and more, I'm joined this week by Isabel Hilton, a long-time journalist and expert on China and geopolitics.
Zoe SwanwickHOST
Hello, Isabel.
Zoe SwanwickHOST
Welcome to World Interrupted.
Isabel HiltonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There were concerns.
Andrew Hunter MurrayHOST
This is Isabel Hilton.
Andrew Hunter MurrayHOST
At the time, she was on the Sunday Times foreign desk, sitting not far from Magnus Linklater.
Isabel HiltonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I remember him, uh, just slightly putting his head in his hands.
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Andrew Hunter MurrayHOST
Somehow, the message about Trevor Roper's wobbles doesn't get passed on to Frank Giles at the Sunday Times.
Isabel HiltonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was a time of turmoil on the paper.
Andrew Hunter MurrayHOST
Isabel Hilton.
Isabel HiltonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was a time when Rupert Murdoch was very much stamping around establishing his authority and he's not a subtle man in these matters.
Jane EllisonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A journalistically inexperienced management were effectively running a rogue reporter.
Andrew Hunter MurrayHOST
Isabel Hilton.
speaker_1GUEST
There are also very big lessons about, uh, proprietors, and newspaper ownership, and, you know, the abuse of, the abuse of public trust, uh, that, that someone like Murdoch is guilty of
Jane EllisonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
ofRepeatedly, actually, but that was a very early example.