Panel: China’ resolve to be force for peace

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  I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.

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  In the grand commemorative events at Tiananmen Square to mark the 80s anniversary of the victory in the Chinese people's war of resistance against the Japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war,

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  China made a strong voice on cherishing and defending peace.

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  A little earlier,

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  Peace was also a key theme at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit held in a northern Chinese city of Tianjin,

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  with President Xi Jinping saying the SCL now bears a greater responsibility

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  for safeguarding regional peace and stability.

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  So why is China determined to be a force for peace?

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  In what ways is China contributing to international peace?

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  These questions and much more in this edition of World Today.

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  So joining us now on the line are Ben Norton,

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  political economist and editor of the Geopolitical Economy Report.

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  Warwick Powell, Senior Fellow of Taihe Institute,

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  and Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology,

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