Trish Regan of Fox and Liu Xin of CGTN face off in trade talks. (Image via: YouTube)

Liu Xin: China Is Rich, but Overpopulated

If politicians do not want to admit it, news anchors will. Liu Xin, a news anchor for China Global Television Network (CGTN), states in a talks with Trish Regan, from Fox Business Network, considering the trade talks and wars between their countries.

This is their first time facing 2 anchors from the warring countries to face each other in an talk. Most people anticipated this talks as the two anchors clashes with their patriotic stance.

Liu Xin is one of the best news anchors in CGTN, a state run news network in China. The talks opened by Liu Xin asserting that she is not the member of Communist Party of China (CPC), and that she speaks for herself as a journalist, to which Regan found confusing since CGTN is run by CPC.

“We do have a rich economy, but remember, we also sit as the most populated country in the world. We have 1.4 billion people!” said Liu Xin in the interview today (30/5). In addition, Xin emphasized the fact that the population numbe in China is 3 times bigger than USA.

Xin pointed out the fact that even China still relies on World Bank’s loan until this very day. Despite its bold movement and its economy, China’s GDP is still far from any developed country, added she.

When she was asked about the possibility of the deal, as journalist, Xin did not give any information worth noting, except that both countries really need a deal. If a deal is not reached in any time soon, both of the countries will only prolong the wars that will affect the world.

At the end of the intense talks, Xin also breaks the stereotype that China is an authoritative country by stating the fact that most of the employees and its exported products are from private enterprises, not state.

Xin then closed her statements by saying that China can do anything with its current economy state and is assisting UN in its missions for the world, in order to grow.