If we’re to successfully navigate our way through the myriad complexities of the Australia–China relationship, we need to try and see the world through Chinese eyes. When we do, it is obvious that China is playing an entirely different game from the one we’re playing

A nation’s foreign policy should be an outward expression of its values: a reflection of its people, who they are and what they honour. When it comes to our place in the world and our relationships with major powers like the PRC, there is nothing more important than staying true to who we are and what we believe in