{"id":7566,"date":"2020-07-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2023-08-06T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T06:15:05","slug":"australian-grand-strategy-china-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/australian-grand-strategy-china-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Grand Strategy, China and security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/peter-layton\/\">PETER LAYTON<\/a>\u00a0|  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As conversation about\u00a0Australia\u2019s public policy response to Beijing\u2019s increasing antagonism towards the nation continues to evolve, Dr Peter Layton, visiting fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, has responded to senator Jim Molan\u2019s critique of Dr Layton\u2019s \u2018Grand Strategy\u2019\u00a0concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenceconnect.com.au\/key-enablers\/6341-op-ed-the-intersection-of-a-grand-strategy-and-a-national-security-strategy\">Jim Molan<\/a>&nbsp;recently critiqued&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/designing-an-australian-grand-strategy-for-china\/\">my post<\/a>&nbsp;that suggested Australia\u2019s grand strategic thinking on China should be framed around three factors: economic interdependence, Chinese technological aspirations and increasing unpredictability. Jim\u2019s main thrust was that these design criteria do not adequately consider security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim has an important point. He\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenceconnect.com.au\/key-enablers\/6341-op-ed-the-intersection-of-a-grand-strategy-and-a-national-security-strategy\">highlighted<\/a>&nbsp;that a major issue in our national debate on China is whether Australia should build its grand strategy around economic or military power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand strategies involve applying diverse forms of power, often expressed in shorthand as DIME: diplomacy, information, military, economic. In my post the grand strategy core is economics with the D, I and M in support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim implies having the core military with D, I and E in support might be more prudent. However, an economic focus could give broader and harder geostrategic options that at first apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australia\/China economic interdependence is complementary. We send China iron ore and coal while China sends us people (tourists and students). 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href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/asia-institute\/our-researchers\/visiting-fellow-dr-peter-layton\">Visiting Fellow, Peter Layton<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As conversation about Australia\u2019s public policy response to Beijing\u2019s increasing antagonism towards the nation continues to evolve, Dr Peter Layton, visiting fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, has responded to senator Jim Molan\u2019s critique of Dr Layton\u2019s \u2018Grand Strategy\u2019 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