China remains one of the most important and at the same time most complex markets for globally operating companies. At the same time, the economic and geopolitical environment around the country is changing rapidly. In this episode of our podcast series Meet the Geopolitical Insiders, Dr. Benedikt Herles, Co Lead of the Geopolitics and Defence Competence Center at KPMG, speaks with two leading China experts about China’s strategic direction and what it means for international businesses.

Neil Thomas, Fellow on Chinese Politics at the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute, explains the political priorities of President Xi Jinping and their implications for companies. In the second part, Andrew Polk, Co Founder and Head of Economic Research at Trivium China, analyzes the transformation of China’s economic model and the potential impact on global markets and supply chains.