China
It has become a rite of passage for foreign correspondents returning home from a stint in China to pen a memoir recounting their experiences. All too often, the story begins with the said reporter crossing into mainland China at Lo Wu, having just spent time enjoying the bright lights of Hong Kong. Clearly, the Lo Wu railway station holds a certain allure for wandering Australian journalists.
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China’s Grand Strategy and Australia’s Future in the New Global Order by Geoff Raby
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Hidden Hand: Exposing how the Chinese Communist Party is reshaping the world by Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg
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Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia by Clive Hamilton
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Without America: Australia in the New Asia (Quarterly Essay 68) by Hugh White
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Out of China: How the Chinese ended the era of Western domination by Robert Bickers
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A New Literary History of Modern China edited by David Der-Wei Wang
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The Souls of China: The return of religion after Mao by Ian Johnson
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