THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT CHINA IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR WAY OF LIFE

From China’s treatment of the Uyghurs and strict COVID-19 policy, to its state surveillance and aggressive foreign policy, growing numbers of critics view China as an existential threat to freedom and democracy. However, others liken China’s actions to those of the USA or argue that it has been a positive force, lifting more than 800 million people from poverty. Are criticisms of China simply an imposition of a Western value system or does China really pose an existential threat to our way of life?