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Podcast: China Insider
Episode: The CCP Plays Politics with Paris Olympics, Attempts Peace in the Middle East, and Raises Retirement Ages
Description: With the Paris Olympics in full swing, Miles Yu analyzes how the Chinese Communist Party approaches international sports and plays politics with one of the greatest venues for displaying soft power. Miles then talks about China hosting Palestinian leaders in Beijing in a failed attempt to form a Palestinian unity government. He ends by explaining the CCP’s controversial plan to raise the retirement age in China.