What lies behind "de-risking" strategy touted by Western politicians

STORY: What lies behind "de-risking" strategy touted by Western politicians DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEITH BENNETT, Vice chair of Britain's 48 Group Club 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZOON AHMED KHAN, Research Fellow, Center for China & Globalization, Beijing 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JERRY GREY, Australian media commentator 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JERRY GREY, Australian media commentator 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: The talk of "de-risking" from China has been gaining ubiquity among Western politicians and business communities recently, while the de-coupling approach seems to be put away, at least in rhetoric. In reality, the word "de-risking" is extremely ambiguous and its meaning uncertain. Observers say, th