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Professor Mark Beeson of University of Technology Sydney (UTS) examines cooperation with China in a polarised political context

The administration of Donald Trump has created chaos and upended alliances around the world. Even America’s most loyal and enthusiastic partners are being forced to reconsider their foreign policy in the wake of the conflict in Iran. Could Australian policymakers think the unthinkable and cooperate with China to provide some much needed regional and even global leadership when the US is clearly unwilling and possibly incapable? This presentation considers the possibilities and argues that China provides a potentially more predictable partner for a range of pressing problems, and the implications for the UK.