6.30–7.30pm: The Inkpot, Cheltenham

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The popular view of China is one of an economic powerhouse set to dominate the 21st century, but at what cost? China experts Jonathan Fenby, author ofTiger Head, Snake Tails, Martin Jacques, author ofWhen China Rules the World and writer Xinran, author of Message From An Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Love and Loss join John Gittings to explore China’s economic ascendancy and the price which has accompanied it.