Victor Gao

Chinese scholar

Victor Zhikai Gao (born 1962) (Simplified Chinese: 高志凯; Pinyin: Gāo Zhìkǎi) is a Chinese international relations expert and translator. He is a Director of the China National Association of International Studies. He is best known for his position as the late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping's translator and currently an international expert on Chinese issues. Gao is the vice president of the Center for China and Globalization.

Victor Gao in 2019

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  • We need to guard against the danger of overplay of this campaign of common prosperity. I personally do not want to see a situation where, for example, the pursuit of common prosperity will hurt innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, because that is exactly what China needs now as well as in the years to come.
  • 10% of the 23 million Taiwanese are in fact of Japanese descent, and most separatists are among them. Once we get Taiwan back, we’ll have to ask everyone’s origins. Those who have a Japanese ancestor will have to pledge loyalty to reunification, otherwise we’ll help them leave.

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