The Situation Room

China, US and Australia Development Cooperation

May 2022

Who was in the room?

Anka Lee, Rory Medcalf, Blake Chrystal, Jacqui De Lacy, Joanne Choe, Sandra Kraushaar, Richard Maude, Melissa Conley Tyler, Elizabeth Peak, Anthea Mulakala, Peter Yates, Michael McKenzie, Richard Moore, Jane, Haycock, Marc Purcell, Jope Tarai, Theresa Meki, Thenu Herath, Joel Pearson, Martina Zapf, and Darren Morgan.

China, US and Australia Development Cooperation
China, US and Australia Development Cooperation

What did we talk about?

The White House sent its Senior Advisor and USAID Deputy Administrator on the People’s Republic of China to Canberra to talk development. The Lab hosted Anka Lee for a frank conversation about the possibilities and perils of aid amidst geostrategic competition.

Want to know more?

Anka Lee’s visit sparked a lot of interest in the foreign policy community, read more here - US set to boost civil society and media in Asia Pacific to counter China's influence by Stephen Dziedzic.

Situation Rooms are Chatham House-style, but Anka gave us permission to record his opening remarks. Listen to it on a Special Episode of The Readout, with an intro by Lab CEO Bridi Rice.

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