China Digest #86

In 2021 a new alliance between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom was announced. Dubbed the AUKUS agreement, the centrepiece of the plan was for the United States to build Australia new nuclear submarines, to replace its aging fleet. Now almost three years later, the plan has evolved, and with it, inevitably has the budget expectations and the criticisms.

Guest: Professor Peter Dean (Director of Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney)

Recorded 28th March, 2024.

Asia Rising

Is AUKUS a Good Deal For Australia?

The covid-19 pandemic sweeping across Asia and the world has highlighted the strengths and limitations in the delivery of public health services within different states. While some states like Vietnam and South Korea are praised for their successful responses to the global crisis, the public health systems in other countries have seemingly struggled to manage surges in cases.

A well-developed and effective public health system is one that meets the needs of communities through the achievement of primary health care objectives. This requires recognising and accounting for the complex relationships between the delivery of health services and other national priorities in politics, economics, the environment, culture and education. What lessons can Asian states draw from Covid-19 and other pandemics in strengthening their public health systems? Which states have been successful in dealing with pandemics and why? And how are pandemics linked with other global challenges?

In this La Trobe Asia webinar a panel of experts will discuss these questions.

Panel:
Professor Vivian Lin (Public Health Practice, University of Hong Kong)
Professor George Liu (School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University)
Dr Susan Mercado (Special Envoy of the President for Global Health Initiatives, Philippines)
Chair: Dr Bec Strating (La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University) 

Recorded live via zoom on 2 September, 2020.

Pandemics and Public Health Systems in Asia

Во втором эпизоде "Скажи что-нибудь по-китайски" мы снова говорили о Гражданском кодексе КНР. Во время подготовки первой части с Яной Вайвадс мы поняли, что нам хочется поговорить и о социальной стороне вопроса.
Напомним, ранее в Китае существовали только разрозненные нормативные акт, а сам кодекс заменит собой 9 основных законов. Мы с Настей сосредоточились на интересных деталях, многие из которых характерны только для КНР.

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P.S. Учли комментарии про то, что одну Настю (Муравьёву) слышно хуже, нежели другую (Цык). Мы постараемся исправить это в следующем выпуске! Муравьёва просто слишком тихо говорит.

02. Анастасия Муравьёва и Анастасия Цык, Гражданский кодекс КНР, часть вторая

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Pandemics and Public Health Systems in Asia

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