Why world leaders are consistently heading to Beijing

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  Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

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  This is The Point.

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  Flights to China seem suddenly packed with prime ministers and presidents.

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  What began late last year with visits to Beijing by Spanish King Felipe VI has been followed by leaders from France,

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  Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom.

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  Some see this as a thaw or reset in relations with China.

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  Others express concern that many of these countries are simply building leverage in their bargaining with Washington.

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  Some even warn that cooperation with China comes with a price at what cost, they would ask.

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  So what is driving this wave of visits?

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  What has changed for them?

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  needs to change.

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  Welcome to this very special edition of The Point with me,

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  Liu Xin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.

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  I'm pleased to be joined from Shanghai by Claire Parson,

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  former chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in China,

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  now International Development Director for Asia of DLA Piper,

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  a global law firm from Beijing, Professor Sui Hongjian,

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  Director of the Center for European and Regional Development Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies.

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  Also in Beijing, Ben Norton, editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy, report.

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  And here in the studio, Ina Tangin, senior fellow at the Center for International Governance,

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