1st Edition

PRC Overseas Political Activities Risk, Reaction and the Case of Australia

By Andrew Chubb Copyright 2021
104 Pages
by Routledge

104 Pages
by Routledge

Political elites in liberal democracies are showing heightened concern about threats to national security from the overseas political activities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its supporters. This Whitehall Paper argues that an effective liberal democratic policy response requires careful disaggregation of distinct sets of risks: to national security; civil liberties; and academic... Read more

Introduction 

1. Conceptual Language: The Problem with 'Chinese Influence' 

2. Disaggregating the Risks 

3. Risks of Reaction: Australia's Experience with Aggregation 

4. Managing the risks 

Conclusions: Two 'World Outlooks'

Biography

Andrew Chubb is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow based in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, where he researches the linkages between China’s domestic politics and international relations. A graduate of the University of Western Australia, his current project focuses on the role of domestic public opinion in international crisis diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific. More broadly, Andrew’s interests include maritime and territorial disputes, strategic communication, political propaganda and Chinese Communist Party history. His recent research articles can be found in International Security, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific and Asian Security.