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Five dangerous myths in Australia's relations with China

This is not just a problem of over-heated rhetoric or a cycle of tit-for-tat. China is playing a different game from us.

Rory MedcalfGeopolitical analyst

Sep 11, 2020 – 3.29pm

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This week brought yet more grim news for relations between Australia and China.

But it is vital to understand these latest ugly moments in a larger frame of strategic power play and enduring national interest.

Professor Rory Medcalf is head of the National Security College at the Australian National University.

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