Hugh White: Abandon the Alliance? How China's rise will shape Australia's future

[PrometheanRunGood]

Thank you ANU!

[shoein81]

Thanks Professor White, and thanks @ANUchannel. Very informative.

[cirvine11]

1) What incentive does the PRC have in making an equal partership deal when we they can acrue power without any deal at all?

2) What compromises does the US have to make-in detailed and practicle terms?

[trichmond99]

@cirvine11 Because, if the PRC start making a discernible push towards regional primacy, it will be met naturally with U.S counter-strategic measures... Namely, China will have to decide whether it continues to use its growing power for a push towards regional primacy at the expense of conflict with the US, or whether it is willing to 'share' power with the US, Japan, India etc in the region. The real problem is that it may not get the chance to choose, if the US doesn't fancy conceding power

[Anochrist]

Is there any way I can access the essay that he keeps referring to?

[ANUchannel]

Hi @Anochrist The essay referred to is The Quarterly Essay - 'Power Shift: Australia’s Future between Washington and Beijing'. You can find more information about it at the Quarterly Essay website