Red zone : China's challenge and Australia's future / Peter Hartcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartcher, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia--Foreign relations--China.

Australia.

Diplomatic relations.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Black Inc., [2021]

Summary:

What does China want from Australia? In this incisive and original book, Peter Hartcher reveals how decades of economic dependence left Australia open to the strategic ambitions of the most successful authoritarian regime in modern history. He shows how ideology, paranoia and Xi Jinping's personal story have reshaped China, and shines new light on Beijing's overt and covert campaign for influence - over trade and defence, media and politics.Australia has now woken up to China's challenge, from passing foreign interference laws to banning Huawei from our 5G network. But at what cost? Will we see a further slump in relations? How best to protect our security, economy and identity?Drawing on interviews with Scott Morrison, Malcolm Turnbull and other key policymakers, as well as a rare interview with Australia's spy chief, Red Zone is a gripping look at China's power and Australia's future."Australia is on the front lines of the global struggle between China and the West over democratic values, and Peter Hartcher, one of the country's foremost journalists, presents a clear-eyed and utterly frightening account of the challenge we face. Highly recommended "-Francis Fukuyama"Hartcher's analysis of Australia's place in the world is sharp and tenacious. He continues to make an outsized contribution to our democracy."-Penny Wong"Hartcher's clear-eyed analysis of the Australia-China relationship is as keen as it is unsettling."-Malcolm Turnbull

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. Red Line

2. Australia: Racist or Role Model?

3. Let's All Get Rich Together

4. What China Wants

5. Taking the Flag

6. Daggers in Your Smile

7. The Big Fish and the Little Fish

8. The Red Detachment of Women

9. Lion Dance

10. How Much Can a Communist Bear?

11. "World in Great Disorder - Excellent Situation"

12. What Does Xi Want?

13. Make the Past Serve the Present

14. The Fall and Rise of China

15. Dragon in Your Living Room

16. Paradox of Paranoia: Eleven Types of Pain

17. Cyclops

18. New Gold Mountain

19. Not With a Bang

20. Intelligence Test

21. Dye Australia Red

22. Can We Endure?

23. Brace

Acknowledgements

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781743821794

1743821794

OCLC:

1252427525