{"id":79714,"date":"2023-05-15T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T01:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=79714"},"modified":"2023-05-15T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T00:47:34","slug":"policy-guns-and-money-beijings-propaganda-climate-change-and-australias-defence-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/policy-guns-and-money-beijings-propaganda-climate-change-and-australias-defence-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy, Guns and Money: Beijing\u2019s propaganda, climate change and Australia\u2019s defence budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2022, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, despite threats of retaliation from Beijing. ASPI\u2019s Samantha Hoffman speaks to Nad\u00e8ge Rolland, a distinguished fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research, about Pelosi\u2019s visit and the effectiveness of Beijing\u2019s propaganda campaign.<\/p>\n

While climate change is viewed primarily as an environmental challenge, Australia, like many other countries, is increasingly focused on its implications for national security. ASPI\u2019s Robert Glasser speaks to Tobias Ide, a senior lecturer in politics and policy at Murdoch University, about climate change and Australia\u2019s national security and how climate hazards can lead to conflict.<\/p>\n

Last week was budget week in Canberra, and to break down the defence budget, ASPI director Bec Shrimpton speaks to ASPI senior fellow David Uren. They discuss defence projects and the usefulness, or otherwise, of measuring defence spending by GDP.<\/p>\n