25. Chinese-Australians and the Australia-China relationship - with Jieh-Yung Lo

Australia-China relations are currently strained. There is much media discussion about international students and political donors from China. However, views of Chinese-Australians appear to receive less consideration. What does the Chinese-Australian community think about the current debate? What role do Chinese-Australians play in the Australia-China relationship? Jieh-Yung Lo, Melbourne-based writer and commentator, joins James Laurenceson, Deputy Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney to discuss the diversity of Chinese-Australians, and their importance in fostering cross-cultural communication between Australia and China. They also discuss the challenges Chinese-Australians face in gaining political representation and the reasons behind their apparent lack of participation in the current debate.