by Dr Paul Monk
Part Two of two parts (read Part One here)
DR PAUL MONK IS AN AUTHOR AND FORMER HEAD OF THE CHINA DESK AT THE DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION. HIS BOOKS INCLUDE ‘THUNDER FROM THE SILENT ZONE: RETHINKING CHINA’ AND ‘THE WEST IN A NUTSHELL: FOUNDATIONS, FRAGILITIES, FUTURES’. HE DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE AS AN ADDRESS TO THE NCC’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 7-9, 2020.
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