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CHINA PANIC IBD

BLACK INC.
06 / 2021
9781760642501
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Sinopsis

A better way to think about foreign influence and the nationâÇÖs futureWhen he visited Australia in 2014, Chinese president Xi Jinping said there was an âÇÖocean of goodwillâÇÖ between our country and his. Since then that ocean has shown dramatic signs of freezing over. Australia is in the grip of a China Panic. How did we get here and whatâÇÖs the way out?We hear, weekly, alarming stories of Chinese influence, interference or even espionage - in politics, on campus, in the media, in community organisations and elsewhere. The United States now sees China as a strategic rival, and pressure on Australia to âÇÖget tough on ChinaâÇÖ will only intensify.While the xenophobic right hovers in the wings, some of the loudest voices decrying Chinese subversion come, unexpectedly, from the left. Aligning themselves with hawkish think tanks, they call for new security laws, increased scrutiny of Chinese Australians and, if necessary, military force - a prescription for a sharp rightward turn in Australian politics.In this insightful critique, David Brophy offers a progressive alternative. Instead of punitive measures that restrict rights and stoke suspicion of minorities - moves that would only make Australia more like China - we need democratic solutions that strengthen Australian institutions and embrace, not alienate, Chinese Australians. Above all, we need forms of international solidarity that donâÇÖt reduce human rights to a mere bargaining chip.âÇÖChina Panicáis essential reading.âÇÖ -Linda Jaivin, author ofáThe Shortest History of China

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