The former US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns is one of America’s most seasoned diplomats. He has served six presidents and nine secretaries of state.  

He joins Nick Bryant to discuss Beijing’s massive display military power to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China's moves to reframe its role in the conflict as part of its ambition to rearrange the global balance of power.

He also discusses President Donald Trump's latest executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War.