The Monthly China Matters by M Simons 2024

The Monthly China Matters by M Simons 2024 The Monthly July 2024 Essays Red flags By Margaret Simons The undermining of a highly credible think tank dedicated to bettering Australia’s understanding of China suggests a geopolitical naivety among our leaders and a lack of confidence in our role in the region They disagree, the people in the internecine Australian defence and security community, abou. [...] That disappeared in the face of the attacks and the withdrawal of DGR. [...] The news of the rebuff leaked to the media – another front-page headline in the story of the deteriorating relationship. [...] I am told that the reason China Matters was denied DGR status was nothing to do with the quality of its work, or with the embarrassment over the visa denial, but rather because of “security concerns” that had come to light as part of the investigations caused by the application for DGR status. [...] “I was born in the People’s Republic of China; I was a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Young Pioneers and used to regularly salute the party flag; half my family are members of the CCP … How do these facts shape your perceptions of me? Would you think that I am agent of the PRC? Would you call up the national security hotline and make a report about me when you see me sitting in a cafe out.