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AUKUS INVESTIGATED 03: The China question

AUKUS INVESTIGATED 03: The China question

In this episode Hamish and Geraldine examine the strategic thinking behind AUKUS. If China has undertaken the most rapid military expansion of any country since WWII, how does the AUKUS pact factor into Beijing's thinking? And does a plan that ties us more closely to the United States make us more or less safe? NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024. GUESTS: Zhou Bo – Senior Colonel (Ret.) of China's People's Liberation Army, is Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University. Vice Admiral Mark Hammond - Chief of the Royal Australian Navy. Hugh Jeffrey - Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy, and Industry, Department of Defence GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

March 11, 2025

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In this episode Hamish and Geraldine examine the strategic thinking behind AUKUS. If China has undertaken the most rapid military expansion of any country since WWII, how does the AUKUS pact factor into Beijing's thinking? And does a plan that ties us more closely to the United States make us more or less safe?

NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.

GUESTS:

Zhou Bo – Senior Colonel (Ret.) of China's People's Liberation Army, is Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University. 

Vice Admiral Mark Hammond - Chief of the Royal Australian Navy.

Hugh Jeffrey - Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy, and Industry, Department of Defence

GET IN TOUCH: 

We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]