The China Files with Chris Smith

In the final episode of the China Files for 2022, Chris is joined by Peter Jennings, former executive director and current senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and principle of Peter Jennings Strategy Consultants.

Peter expertly unpacks the implications of Xi Jingping's appointment to a third term as president - including changes to China's identity, whether a thawing in relationships with Australia is likely, and most importantly, whether this places us on the clock for conflict in the Pacific.  

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The National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party has pushed Xi Jingping's leadership into a second decade. What implications does this have for the country - and indeed, the world?
To discuss this, Chris is joined by the Australian Financial Review's North Asia correspondent, Michael Smith.

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Over 56% of Electric Vehicle batteries come from China. It's a fact that's little thought about, but has massive implications for Australia's EV policies, sovereignty and security.

Defence and technology development expert and the chair of the Liberal Party's Defence and National Security Policy Branch, Lincoln Parker, discusses this, along with the state of Australia's defence forces. 

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The Communist Party of China's top leaders are set to converge for a historic meeting in just ten days time.
What will this mean for the country's future - and for ours?
This episode's expert guest, former Australia-China Council scholar and businessman Andrew Phelan, helps answer these questions. 

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Clive Hamilton is a Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, who has authored two books on China: 'Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia' and 'Hidden Hand: Exposing How The Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping The World.'
He shares his insights on China's ambitions, influence, what has driven President Biden's reaffirmed stance against an invasion of Taiwan, and how well Australia's new leadership is handling these delicate relationships. 

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China and Russia are increasingly being mentioned in the same breaths. Just how close are these two autocratic superpowers? And how does this relationship influence their presences on the world stage?
For expert insight into this question, Chris is joined by former defense intelligence official and Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb of the Strategic and Defense Studies Centre at the Australian National University.

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One of the biggest questions that underscores everything to do with current tensions between China and Australia, and within our region more broadly, is simply 'how did we get here?'
This week, expert guest Emeritus Professor John Fitzgerald from the
Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University of technology in Melbourne, gives detailed insight into this very question.

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The tense China-Taiwan relationship already has a history spanning over 40 years, and even though its intensity has reached new heights within the previous two, there are many factors at play that will continue to shift its course - and determine the wisest response for the rest of the world. This week's expert guest, Greg Barton, Research Professor in Asian Studies at Deakin University in Melbourne, helps illuminate this fluctuating landscape, including the role surveillance strategies are playing on both sides. 

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As tensions and speculations swirl through our news cycle in regard to China's intentions for Taiwan, how does it feel to be a citizen there? What is the mood, the mindset? And what actions and preparations are being taken? 
For these insights and more, Chris is joined by expert guest Dr Roger Huang, a Taiwanese American and lecturer in Terrorism Studies and Political Violence in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University. 

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After a tense week in US - China relations, Chris unpacks the happenings and implications of Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Plus, Senator James Paterson discusses an important question - how much does the public really know about our region's security?

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