Centre for International Security Studies Adjunct Associate Professor John Lee discusses what he calls China’s “Corporate Leninism” and how China’s political economy is structured to ensure the Communist Party stays in power. He speaks to Angie Lau on “First Up.”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)