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b'In this final current events-related podcast for 2018, Allan and Darren discuss the recent round of regional summits, including the ASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit and the APEC meetings. The mid-November week of summitry captures very well the essence of the current rivalry between the United States and China, and the challenges this poses for Australia and other states in the region. Their discussion covers the significance of President Trump\\u2019s absence, contrasts the different approaches to leadership taken by the United States and China, and looks into why APEC members were unable to agree on a joint communiqu\\xe9. The two also cover alleged \\u201ctantrum diplomacy\\u201d by the Chinese delegation at APEC, and also the joint announcement by the US, Australia and Papua New Guinea of an upgrade of the naval base on Manus Island. The podcast then looks forward to the G20 meetings in the context of a recent speech by Australia\\u2019s G20 Sherpa David Gruen, and finishes with an update on the Khashoggi killing, with Donald Trump again refusing to accept the conclusions of his intelligence agencies.\\nImportant programming note: we have recorded two more podcasts (both interviews) that we hope to post in the next month. Moreover, we invite our listeners to email us at this address: australia.world.pod{at}gmail.com We welcome feedback, requests and suggestions. You can also contact Darren on twitter @limdarrenj\\nAs always, our thanks go to AIIA interns Stephanie Rowell and Mani Bovell, Martyn Pearce of the ANU\\u2019s Crawford School, Rory Stenning for composing our theme music, and AIIA CEO Melissa Conley-Tyler.\\nRelevant links\\nJohn Rogin, \\u201cInside China\\u2019s \\u2018tantrum diplomacy\\u2019 at APEC\\u201d: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/11/20/inside-chinas-tantrum-diplomacy-at-apec/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d08fe361d4e4\\nPeter Hartcher, \\u201cFrontline in US-China power struggles reaches Australia\\u2019s doorstep\\u201d: https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/frontline-in-us-china-power-struggle-reaches-australia-s-doorstep-20181119-p50gvz.html\\nDavid Gruen\\u2019s speech at the Lowy Institute: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/news-and-media/multimedia/audio/david-gruen-global-economic-order-and-role-g20\\nKai-Fu Lee\\u2019s book \\u201cAI Superpowers\\u201d: https://aisuperpowers.com/\\nYuval Noah Harari in The Atlantic, \\u2018\\u201dWhy technology favours tyranny\\u201d: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/yuval-noah-harari-technology-tyranny/568330/\\nThe Binge Mode podcast by Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion: https://www.theringer.com/binge-mode'