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Xi Jinping: The Backlash
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Xi Jinping: much more than just one man
Geoff Raby
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2019 Lowy Institute Poll
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1
Cyber threats go beyond hackers and scams but to democracy itself
Sian Troath
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Zac Rogers
,
Maryanne Kelton
2
Australia’s alliance with the US is defined by more than one President
Hugo Seymour
3
National security: Australians and their elites
Sam Roggeveen
4
Australian attitudes to China shift: 2019 Lowy Poll
Kelsey Munro
5
The Pacific: pinching pennies doesn’t make for policy longevity
Jonathan Pryke
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Shane McLeod
6
Are Australians more worried about climate change or climate policy?
Matt McDonald
7
The polls were wrong, but here’s our poll, and why you should read it
Alex Oliver
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Natasha Kassam
Debate Topic
Hong Kong and protests on the streets
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New crackdown will deepen dividing lines in Hong Kong
Ben Bland
2
How China is winning the Hong Kong propaganda war
JJ Rose
3
Hong Kong protesters need a narrative – now
JJ Rose
4
Battleground states: Twitter and Facebook ban Chinese-linked accounts
Sarah Logan
5
Hong Kong: popular protests, live-streamed
Vivienne Chow
6
Hong Kong Protest City: Podcast out now
Kelsey Munro
7
Hong Kong’s political trouble is Singapore’s gain
Jason Lim
8
Hong Kong sets an example to push Taiwan even further from China
Randy Mulyanto
9
The deeper malaise in Hong Kong’s civil service
Alvin Y.H. Cheung
10
Hong Kong climbdown eases external pressures on China
Ben Bland
11
Umbrella Movement 2.0 exposes flaws in “one country, two systems”
Vivienne Chow
12
Why China’s rulers won’t admit they could be wrong
Audrey Jiajia Li
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