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ACYA Hosts Forum: ‘Does China Play by Our Rules?’
ACYA co-hosted the forum "Does China Play by Our Rules?" with the Asia-Pacific Learning Community and the Asia-Pacific Students' Society. The forum was attended by well over 200 students and academics.
The arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and, more recently, China's cancellation of a ministerial visit over Canberra's decision to grant a visa to Uighur figurehead Rebiya Kadeer, has put Australia–China relations sharply in focus.
Relations between these key trading partners appear rocky at a time when many would have envisioned stronger ties between Australia and China under the Rudd government. China's behaviour has prompted many to reconsider China's internal politics and rule of law as well as the price paid by countries for dealing with China and the implications of China's seemingly inevitable rise.
The four guest speakers who were on the forum panel, Hugh White (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre), Peter Bailey (College of Law), Geremie Barme (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies), and Jane Golley (Crawford School of Economics and Government), considered a wide range of issues.
All speakers covered interesting and contemporary topics, ranging from the legal basis of human rights in China through to the sociological issues now facing the CCP and China’s 21st century economic problems. Some great questions were raised during the talk, which can be heard in full here.
