S1E19: Australias Bob Carr says cool the China panic: Speaking of Asia

Published: April 13, 2023, 4 p.m.

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A cautionary word on China.

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Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times\' associate editor & Senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

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In this episode, he chats with the Australian statesman Bob Carr, a long-serving Premier of New South Wales, Australia\\u2019s most prosperous state, and foreign minister to then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard.\\xa0

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The podcast was conducted against the backdrop of Australia\\u2019s soured ties with China, the surprise decision to form Aukus (which groups Australia with the United Kingdom and the United States) and the deteriorating situation in East Asia centred over Taiwan.

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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2:24 Resolving the US for security, China for prosperity dilemma

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9:00 Need to be restrained on Taiwan

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12:00 The worries about Aukus

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20:00 Is conflict with China looming?

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23:15 Why Kevin Rudd is being sent to the US

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25:10 Message to China: Correct your diplomacy

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Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Fa\\u2019izah Sani

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Edited by: Teo Tong Kai and Fa\\u2019izah Sani

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