Zhao Hai's guest appearances

Zhao Hai

Festival of Dangerous Ideas

UNSW Centre for Ideas

Angela Nagle

Adam Ni

Mona Eltahawy

Chuck Klosterman

Zeynep Tufekci

Germaine Greer

Stephen Fry

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

John Hewson

Toby Walsh

Christopher Hitchens

Tim Flannery

Megan Phelps-Roper

Ayelet Waldman

Pankaj Mishra

OwlTail

Linda Jacobson

We are frequently told that we may have to make a strategic choice between the US and China. With these two options in front of us, a third choice, ‘sit on the fence and hope for the best’ has probably been the most popular position. But as China’s rise continues and the US retreats, do our strategic interests lie in a positive alignment with our region’s traditional power? Could an alliance between Australia and China be founded on shared interests – despite underlying cultural and political differences? Trade, investment and partnerships have already bound our destiny to China’s in a way that no amount of political posturing can undo. Is it time to stop sitting on the fence and choose China?Chaired by Jason Yat-sen Li, Chairman of Vantage Asia Holdings.

We are frequently told that we may have to make a strategic choice between the US and China. With these two options in front of us, a third choice, ‘sit on the fence and hope for the best’ has probably been the most popular position. But as China’s rise continues and the US retreats, do our strategic interests lie in a positive alignment with our region’s traditional power? Could an alliance between Australia and China be founded on shared interests – despite underlying cultural and political differences? Trade, investment and partnerships have already bound our destiny to China’s in a way that no amount of political posturing can undo. Is it time to stop sitting on the fence and choose China?<br><br>Chaired by Jason Yat-sen Li, Chairman of Vantage Asia Holdings.

Zhao Hai, Linda Jacobson, Adam Ni: Choose China

Linda Jakobson

As China’s rise continues and the US retreats, do our strategic interests lie in a positive alignment with our region’s traditional power? Could an alliance between Australia and China be founded on shared interests – despite underlying cultural and political differences? Zhao Hai, Linda Jakobson, Adam Ni put these questions to debate at the 2018 Festival of Dangerous Ideas on Cockatoo Island. The panel was chaired by Jason Yat-sen Li.

<p>As China’s rise continues and the US retreats, do our strategic interests lie in a positive alignment with our region’s traditional power? Could an alliance between Australia and China be founded on shared interests – despite underlying cultural and political differences? Zhao Hai, Linda Jakobson, Adam Ni put these questions to debate at the 2018 Festival of Dangerous Ideas on Cockatoo Island. The panel was chaired by Jason Yat-sen Li.</p>

Choose China (2018) | Zhao Hai, Linda Jakobson & Adam Ni