India booms, China cools: What does it mean for the rest of the world? | To the point

Never before has a Chinese head of state canceled a G-20 meeting - THE forum for the most important industrialized and emerging countries. Xi Jinping is now sending his Premier Li to New Delhi - this will most likely be seen as an affront by host Modi. Yet Xi and Modi certainly pursue common interests - against Western dominance. On the other hand, they are arch-rivals with leadership aspirations for the global South. In addition, China's economy is weakening, while India is catching up enormously. So we ask: "India booms, China cools: What does it mean for the rest of the world?" Our guests: Vendeline von Bredow (The Economist ) Felix Lee (China.Table) Isha Bhatia (DW) Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:00 For China, the G-20 is not the most important format anymore 02:30 Xi’s absence from the G-20 is an affront for Biden, not for Modi 04:30 Is Putin’s and Xi’s absence at the G-20 a chance for Modi and India? 06:20 The current state of Indo-Chinese relations 08:05 Is the balance of power shifting from China to India? 09:30 China’s economic problems are here to stay 10:20 The West is talking about decoupling, China is doing it 11:15 India is not yet seen as a main competitor to China 12:00 India sees itself as a rising superpower 14:15 China does take the rivalry with India seriously 15:10 Double standards in the West towards India and China? 16:20 Do the Chinese people have to “eat bitterness”? 19:00 Xi’s priority is not the economy anymore – it’s foreign policy 20:15 China is still powerful and has a lot of influence over other countries 22:00 Is India a good alternative to China as a trading partner? 23:00 A shift of trade relations will be extremely hard – especially for Germany 24:00 There are still big German investments in China 24:30 The West should be alarmed: the BRICS summit was a turning point Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►Twitch:   / dwnews_hangout   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   #India #China