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Xi in Beijing, Putin in Moscow is a long-term reality - The Print

Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia and presently President of Asia Society, said that Xi Jinping in Beijing and Vladimir Putin in Moscow is a long-term reality now not just for the region but also for the world. India seems to have reached a conclusion that its principal strategic challenge does lie with China whether it's on the Sino-Indian Border, whether it's over Kashmir, whether it's over Pakistan and China's all-weather alliance with Islamabad or over the Indian Ocean, he told Nayanima Basu in this #ThePrintInterview.

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Books for the Century: Foreign Affairs

The twenty-first century will be defined in part by the U.S.-Chinese relationship and its possible devolution into war. Rudd offers the best available treatment of this potential clash and how it might be avoided, says Foreign Affairs.

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In conversation with Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Asia Society India

During the launch of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi, Asia Society India organized a conversation between India's External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam​​​​​​​ Jaishankar and Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd discussing Asia’s dynamic political geography, the rise of tensions among the regional powers, and the future of coalition building among nations.

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Clear analogy with South China Sea and Taiwan to India-China LAC tensions - The Hindu

There are parallels between China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and its tensions between China and the US over Taiwan, says former Australian Prime Minister and China watcher Kevin Rudd. Mr. Rudd, who is the author of a new book, “The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China”, is also the President of the Asia Society, and is in Delhi for the launch of a new policy institute, to be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi on Monday.

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India Should Expect More Chinese Assertiveness, China Unlikely to Make Border Concessions - The Wire

In an interview where he discusses in depth both why he believes China will be more provocative going forward and the implications and impact of that on India’s China relationship, Australia’s former Prime Minister, an internationally acknowledged authority on China, has said: “India should expect continued assertiveness from Beijing”. He adds “It appears unlikely that Beijing will offer any concessions on the border question”.

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Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd On US-China Relations - The Climate Pod

If we have any chance of staying under 2 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels, the United States and China will have to act aggressively to reduce emissions in the next few decades and support the rest of the world as it decarbonizes. And to achieve that, both nations will have to work together effectively, which has become increasingly uncertain in recent years. So how do we change the current trajectory and steer away from escalating conflict?

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Is China Changing How It Sees the World? - Foreign Affairs

With tensions running high over the Taiwan Strait, and with Chinese President Xi Jinping poised to secure an unprecedented third term in office at the next Chinese Communist Party Congress later this fall, understanding how China sees itself and its role on the global stage has never been more important to managing Washington’s relationship with Beijing—and to avoiding a catastrophic military escalation. What is Xi’s vision for China, and what role does ideology play in his ambitions for the country? How has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shaped Beijing’s thinking on Taiwan? And what does Washington get wrong about China’s intentions to remake the world order?

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