3. China's Belt and Road Initiative, geoeconomics and Australia-China relations - with Jane Golley

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been described as a tool with geoeconomic implications, if not intent. What does this mean and how should Australia respond? Jane Golley, Deputy Director of the Australian National University’s Centre on China in the World, joins James Laurenceson, Deputy Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney, to discuss these issues. Jane Golley also offers her thoughts on the current state of the Australia-China relationship, including recent claims that China seeks to influence Australian political decision-making.