BBCNEWS HARDtalk December 28, 2020
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. There is plentiful evidence that covid 19 has inflicted more serious damage on the United States than on china. Does that play into a wider narrative about an accelerating transition of global power from west to east . Its a question which demands an historical perspective, and my guest today, peter frankopan, brings just that. He is a professor of global history and author of the best selling book silk roads. Is the west continuing to overestimate its central importance to the past and to the present . Peter frankopan, welcome to hardtalk. You are a pro...