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Exclusive with Former Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diab

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Editor's Note: What can a conflict-ridden Middle Eastern country grappling with a deep economic crisis learn from China's development and modernization? How can Lebanon regain its unique status? In this edition of Leaders Talk, CMG's Zou Yun sat down in Guangzhou with former Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diab where he attended the "Understanding China" conference. Diab looks at the global significance of China's reforms and the progress of Chinese modernization, emphasizing how these changes can contribute to global development in a collaborative manner, especially in the Middle East. "The more people understand China, the more they support China," he said, adding that people have to accept that China is already a global power.

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