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A dangerous future

Demythologising China–Australia relations
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May 2022, no. 442

China Panic: Australia's alternative to paranoia and pandering by David Brophy

La Trobe University Press, $32.99 pb, 260 pp

A dangerous future

Demythologising China–Australia relations
by
May 2022, no. 442

Moral certitude, wrong-headedness, and ignorance inform what passes for debate about China in Australia today. There is so much grandiose proselytising born out of flawed history and tired tropes. Considering how ill-informed the most prominent Australian commentators are about China, it’s quite a feat that they’re often more deceived about their own nation.

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