Salvatore Babones is Australia’s globalization expert. He is an associate professor at the University of Sydney and a regular contributor to The National Interest. A proud American by birth and by habit, he has lived in Sydney since 2008.
We discuss his recently published and widely popular, if disturbing article “What World War II Teaches Us When It Comes to Standing Up to China”.
An edited edition of a live debate on China and its relationship with Australia, featuring Salvadore Babones (University of Sydney) and Robbie Barwick (The Citizens Party).
Original live stream and chat is available here: https://youtu.be/O4COFPIinhI
Join us tomorrow for an important debate on the relationship between China and Australia, with Salvatore Babones from the University of Sydney, and Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party. @RobbieBarwick & @sbabones
We might explore topics such as:
Can we separate the political from the economic?
Is Australia caught between the USA and China?
How much are human rights being violated in China- and how should we respond?
Is the Belt And Road a trap, or a great investment?
Is Australia over-leveraged to China?
Is there an alternative?
We want to get beyond the raw “China good/China bad” dichotomy to explore what is really going on and how this might play out.
Especially important, given the fact that post GFC, China became our economic saviour. But can it happen again post COVID? Are there alternatives?
Join us on YouTube for the debate and join in by asking a question in the live chat.
This will be BIG!!! We start at 20:00 Sydney sharp.
China expert Salvatore Babones outlines this arguments from his recent paper.
Salvatore Babones is an American sociologist, associate professor at the University of Sydney, and an expert in the areas of Chinese and American economy and society. His research is related to macro-level structure of the world economy, with a particular focus on China’s global economic integration
Clive’s controversial new book, Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia, almost went unpublished after three publishers pulled out citing fears of reprisals from Beijing. His warning that the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a systematic campaign to exert political influence in Australia seemed vindicated before the book appeared. Published in February, Silent Invasion quickly became a best-seller and is being read in countries around the world that face a similar threat from a rising China under an increasingly authoritarian state.
Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor University of Sydney joins me to discuss the question of the China U.S relationship. He suggests it is not what is being reported.
Salvatore Babones, Adjunct Scholar at the Centre for Independent Studies, and Associate Professor University of Sydney joins me to discuss the latest indicators relating to China, as the current crisis plays out.