China is spreading its wings. For a decade it deploys a new Silk Road, one of the largest infrastructural projects in modern history. Should we worry about this economic expansion or are we benefiting from it? Nowadays technology has become the new battleground on which China competes with other economic powers. Will the dragon win the AI- and microchip race? And what to think about China’s initiatives as a global peace-builder? Dr Frans-Paul van der Putten (Clingendael and ChinaGeopolitics.nl) is specialized in the geopolitical role of China. In cooperation with Sirius.