Chinese economy

Podcast

published: 27.09.2024

The global sale of Chinese arms, with Helena Legarda and Jacob Gunter

Helena Legarda

Johannes Heller-John

Jacob Gunter

Over the last decade, China’s arms makers have gone beyond solely supplying the People’s Liberation Army and began to look for overseas markets to supplement sales and support Beijing’s geopolitical goals. Arms sales are an often-overlooked aspect of China’s global security and economic footprint and can present challenges to European policy makers and arms producers.

To discuss the topic in this episode of the MERICS China Podcast, Johannes Heller-John is joined by Helena Legarda and Jacob Gunter, both Lead Analysts at MERICS.

 

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About the speakers

Helena Legarda

Lead Analyst at Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)

China’s defense and security policies; Chinese foreign policy, geopolitical competition and risk

Johannes Heller-John

Communications manager at MERICS

Jacob Gunter

Senior Analyst at Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)

China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation