Different Histories, Shared Futures

This book delves into the Australia-China relationship, which is currently at its worst since 1972, when the two countries first established a diplomatic relationship. Australia is seen by the US as its front-line ally in its fight in containing China. Derived from an international symposium organized by the editorial team and held in Adelaide, South Australia in September 2021, these essays are an attempt to offer some understanding and explanations for the deterioration of Sino-Australian ties. It is also an attempt to explore the ways by which the two countries can reach some common ground for the future. Despite our very different pasts, can we seek out a shared future together, a future that avoids a war, hot or cold, between a rising power of China and the incumbent US hegemon?

Delves into Australia-China relationship Is also an attempt to explore the ways by which the two countries can reach some common ground for the future Written by Mobo Gao and Justin O' Connor

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Mobo Gao is Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Adelaide.

Justin O' Connor is Professor of Cultural Economy at the University of South Australia.

Dr. Baohui Xie is scholarly teaching fellow at the University of Adelaide.

Jack Butcher is a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide.

Inhalt
Part I: Knowing the Other.- Chapter 1. The CCP, the PRC and Modernity (Mobo Gao).- Chapter 2. Othering China in Australia: Bilateral Relations, Mutual Learning, and International Sociability (Yingjie Guo).- Chapter 3. Knowledge, Power, and Dialogue After and About the Rise of China: A View from Hong Kong (Daniel F. Vukovich).- Chapter 4. Australia Higher Education and the Future of the Common Good (Greg McCarthy).- Chapter 5. Australia's China Literacy and China's Australia Literacy: misassumptions on both sides and implications for bilateral relations (Dan Hu).- Chapter 6. The Poverty of China Literacy in Australia and the False Promise of Ontological Security (Chengxin Pan).- Part II: Legitimacy and State Capacity.- Chapter 7. Different Histories, Shared Futures (Justin O'Connor).- Chapter 8. Reflections: Notes from afar (Michael Dutton).- Chapter 9. Explaining the CPC's legitimacy: A State-centred perspective (Tao Xie).- Chapter 10. Minzhu: What Does Democracy Mean to the People's Republic? (Baohui Xie).- Chapter 11. The ideological nature and political character of Chinese politics (Axel Dessein).- Part III: Soft Power and Cultural Exchange.- Chapter 12. Soft power, cultural diplomacy and foreign interference (Jocelyn Chey).- Chapter 13. China Threat, Australian Challenge: Recognizing differences, building futures (David Goodman).- Chapter 14. Contemporary Chinese perspectives of Australia: A thematic analysis of Chinese we-media (Jack Butcher).- Part IV: Trade and Geopolitics.- Chapter 15. The Role of National Security in Australia-China Relations (Colin Mackerras).- Chapter 16. Australian interdependence versus dependence (David Morris).- Chapter 17. Australia's trade exposure to China: a critical assessment of the threat (James Laurenceson).- Chapter 18. The unit-systemic dynamics and China-Australia Strategic Partnership (Lei Yu).- Chapter 19. The Role of National Security in Australia-China Relations (Colin Mackerras).- Chapter 20. What Are the External Perspectives on Australia-China Relationships (Kerry Brown).