The trade war face-off between CGTN’s Liu Xin and Fox’s Trish Regan
- Both women are well known in their own countries and regularly deliver opinions that support the administrations of their respective countries
- Debate will focus on trade war, but two anchors could also clash on topics ranging from foreign policy to human rights
Anchors from Chinese state broadcaster CGTN and Fox Business Network will go head to head in a live television debate on Thursday.
The two women, Liu Xin and Trish Regan, are both TV personalities and regularly deliver opinions that support the administrations of their respective countries.
Liu, 44, hosts a current affairs programme called The Point and was an English literature major at Nanjing University, winning a number of awards in English competitions.
CGTN described Liu’s debate with Regan as “the first in history”, while Nanjing University’s Weibo account called Liu “an outstanding alumna”.
The debate is expected to be broadcast on Fox Business at 8pm EDT (8am HKT) Wednesday, but CGTN said it would not air it live because of copyright issues.
Instead, the Chinese broadcaster said it would post live updates online to “satisfy the needs for information” of internet users.
The discussion will focus on the trade war, but the two could also clash on topics ranging from foreign policy to human rights in America to China’s authoritarian rule.
The stage for the debate was set when Liu accused Regan of “economic warmongering” after a Fox report on China’s intellectual property theft.