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Jul 2019
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A Testing Friendship (Australia-China Re...

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
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For the most part, China has seen Australia as an especially agreeable and non-troubling partner, as a predictable American security ally but with a friendly twist. This is changing, and the pressure is intensifying for Australia to rebuild its standings with Beijing.

Find out more about the La Trobe Asia Brief on Australia-China relations.
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announcements/2019/australia-china-relations

Guest:
Rowan Callick (Journalist, author, advisory board member of La Trobe Asia)

Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: www.twitter.com/latrobeasia

Recorded 30 May, 2019.

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