Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century represents Canberra’s first concerted attempt to address the security challenges posed by a rising China and regional great-power dynamics. It presents a sober view of the future and an indication of Australia’s determination to prepare for whatever that future may bring.
The 21st century is no one’s century Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
There are lessons from history as far as China‘s global ambitions are concerned. China invented all of the technologies necessary to have the industrial revolution around 800 years before it occurred in Europe. But China did not have the right ideologies. It rejected the very technologies that could have given it world domination. New technology was perceived as a threat, not an opportunity. It ignored the canonical texts, those inspired by Confucius, which contained the solution to most problems
For many observers, Vietnam becoming a true financial hub seems an unrealistic vision. But why shouldn’t a bustling business metropolis like Ho Chi Minh City be able to develop into an international financial centre?