COVER STORY: Red Star over Canberra*

Both Labor and the Coalition are at serious risk of being manipulated by China to further its geostrategic and political ambitions, warns Joseph Poprzeczny.Chinese-born Professor Dong Li suggests that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should be reminded of a common Chinese saying: “Chi renjia de, zui ruan; na renjia de, shou duan. -If you eat other people’s food, your mouth will be soft; if you take their gifts, your arm will be shortened.” In other words, if you have received benefits from somebody, yo…

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