John is joined in conversation by Dr John Lee, an academic specialising in Chinese political economy. As the Chinese Communist Party continues to tighten their grip over the Indo-Pacific, Dr Lee provides his in-depth expertise on Australia’s ongoing tensions with China, urging us to act rapidly to protect Western freedoms and democracy. Dr John Lee is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and formerly an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney with a focus on international economic and security affairs in the Indo-Pacific. He was previously a senior advisor to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop from 2016 to 2018 and has authored several books about international security including 'Will China Fail?' and 'The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Beyond 2020'. Lee continues to provide commentary to some of the world’s most popular publications including The New York Times, The Australian, and the Wall Street Journal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:59 Introducing John Lee 1:22 CCP damage in China 3:49 How much more China wants 6:29 Chinese and Russian relationship 11:19 Why China has made a strategic blunder 15:06 Will China reconsider their relationship with Russia? 19:30 What Australia needs to do now 22:11 Australia’s lack of urgency 26:47 Support for defence spending 30:06 The west’s lack of action 34:19 Understanding the history of the CCP 38:26 China’s economic growth 44:09 Who support the CCP 45:40 Chinese risen to economic supremacy 48:27 Chances of Xi Jinping getting an extra term 50:54 China’s real intentions 54:26 India’s position 56:12 Conclusion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate." If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnYSEGViOnb7k8ezUaWUww?sub_confirmation=1 And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnAndersonAC Follow John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnandersonac/ Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Dr Lee on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lee-66161512/?originalSubdomain=au