GLOBAL RESET

A new book by a leading UK academic says President Xi Jinping's focus on foreign policy has transformed China's international standing. Andrew Moody reports in London.

Kerry Brown believes China is now a global player in a way that it has never been before.

The 50-year-old academic, who is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the West about Chinese politics, says there has been a transformation over the past five years with the emphasis President Xi Jinping has given to foreign policy.