Who are China’s new Maoists and what influence do they have in contemporary China? How does the Chinese Communist Party attempt to control and manipulate the historical narrative of Mao? Why have China’s new Maoists expressed admiration for US President Donald Trump? Simone van Nieuwenhuizen, Project and Research Support Officer at the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney and co-author of the book ‘China and the New Maoists’ (Zed, 2016) joins Elena Collinson, Senior Project and Research Officer at ACRI, to discuss the rise of China’s new Maoists and the complex relationship China has with its founding father.

6. China's new Maoists - with Simone van Nieuwenhuizen

The fourth and final episode of ‘Australia’s Next Steps’ examines the future of the global supply chain.

Host Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence, Strategy, and national security Program at ASPI, talks to Louise McGrath, General Manager for International Competitiveness with the Australian Industry Group, and Pieter Els, Oracle’s Director of Supply Chain Management Cloud solutions in the Japan and Asia-Pacific region.

The conversation examines the impact of the pandemic and finds that the resilience of our supply chains have proven themselves throughout the crisis, while also presenting an opportunity to learn from the lessons of the past few months and build our supply chains more flexibly. Throughout the episode what is revealed is a story of strength and adaptability, not weakness.  

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Australia’s Next Steps, Episode Four: The future of the global supply chain

The Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) is an independent, non-partisan research institute established in 2014 by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Chinese studies centres exist in other Australian universities. UTS:ACRI, however, is Australia’s first and only research institute devoted to studying the relationship of these countries. UTS:ACRI seeks to inform Australia’s engagement with China through research, analysis and dialogue grounded in scholarly rigour. 

The ACRI Podcast is a discussion of issues in the Australia-China relationship, touching on economics, business, foreign policy, domestic politics, history and culture. It features conversations with academics, experts, businesspeople, policymakers and authors from Australia and overseas. 

For more information on UTS:ACRI, visit our website: australiachinarelations.org. Follow us on Twitter @acri_uts. 

ACRI Podcast theme music by Sam J Mitchell.

6. China's new Maoists - with Simone van Nieuwenhuizen

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