Red Flag: Waking Up to China's Challenge: Quarterly Essay 76 [Paperback] Hartcher, Peter

**Red Flag: Waking Up to China's Challenge - Because Ignoring Superpowers Never Ends Well**

Peter Hartcher delivers a wake-up call that's harder to ignore than your morning alarm. This Quarterly Essay dissects Australia's complex dance with China, exploring how economic ties became political tripwires and why "she'll be right, mate" isn't foreign policy.

Hartcher unpacks China's growing influence, from university campuses to parliamentary corridors, revealing how democratic nations can sleepwalk into dependency. The key themes? Strategic autonomy, economic vulnerability, and the price of turning a blind eye to authoritarian ambitions.

Perfect for policy wonks, current affairs junkies, and anyone who's wondered why politicians suddenly started mentioning "national security" at dinner parties. Hartcher's journalistic credentials (longtime political editor and China correspondent) mean you're getting insider analysis, not armchair theorizing.

This preloved copy from Patina Paperbacks has stories to tell—just like the geopolitical thriller within its pages.

**Reader Reviews:**
"Finally, someone explains China-Australia relations without putting me to sleep. Hartcher writes like he's having a beer with you, not lecturing from an ivory tower."

"Terrifying and enlightening in equal measure. Made me understand why my economist friend keeps muttering about rare earth minerals."