The Avoidable War | Kevin Rudd

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The Avoidable War | Kevin Rudd

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We welcomed former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to discuss his book The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping’s China (Hachette 2022) with CIS executive director Tom Switzer.
The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual property, intelligence satellites peer and AI technicians plot. The capacity for either country to cross a fatal line grows daily.
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has lived and worked in China for more than 40 years. The Avoidable War demystifies the actions of both sides, explaining and translating them for the benefit of the other. Geopolitical disaster is still avoidable, but only if these two giants can find a way to coexist without betraying their core interests through what Rudd calls “managed strategic competition”. Should they fail, down that path lies the possibility of a war that could rewrite the future of both countries, and the world.
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@noahbanks7684 Жыл бұрын

I was in the audience this night. What you don't see in this video because of the cut at 1:02:20 is a final audience question on Australian energy security. After a spiel, Rudd defended Australia's newly elected Minister for Climate, Chris Bowen to which an audience member in the front row shouted 'Joke'. Rudd challenged the audience member saying something to the taste of 'if you want to have a scrap let's go'. This is the cause of the murmur after this cut and Rudd's disgruntled body language.

@accountantthe3394 Жыл бұрын

Ok but that question has nothing to do with the subject of the panel, not to mention how deeply disrespectful of the audience(s) to heckle an invited guest there in such manner. Has manners and courtesy not been taught these days?

@akak-dw2cm Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation.

@seppomuppit Жыл бұрын

When he said 'scrap', he was challenging the man to a game of two-square. Rudd played professionally, some years ago.

@user-zn1ny6kv7p 7 ай бұрын

100% accurate. Was there too

@user-zn1ny6kv7p 7 ай бұрын

was actually pretty funny. He always gets the shits.

@lizgichora6472 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your conversation and thorough analysis on War, foreign policy Kevin Rudd and Tom Switzer.

@stevec9470 Жыл бұрын

Australians have great sense of humour at times. My 2 cents explanation on why China intend to resume normal trade with Australia is because this gives an opportunity for the newly Australian prime minister to reshape Australian foreign policies on China. Many of the wolf warrior diplomacy are just verbal, it is just like Australian social behaviour so called “have a go at each other”:)

@petermcgrath5215 17 күн бұрын

& blaming china for the issue was pointless & stupid.... It wld change nothing & also part of that blame was for not giving US THE HEAD UP in time... Yet facts were China went to lockdown at end January & WE waste 2 more months before following suit... Beginning March... & then blamed them for NOT WARNING US EARLIER.. we had 2mths.. Blame game achieves nothing & USA was actually 50%responsible in the end as joint development it was.

@milkiasgebreyesus2202 Жыл бұрын

I still cannot pinpoint what Mr. Rudd stands for or what his prescription is vis-a-vis this issue.

@AnarchyEnsues Жыл бұрын

He's a blow hard without a conviction.

@choyng5437 Жыл бұрын

A through and through CCP apologist.

@adtastic1533 Жыл бұрын

Rudd stands for Rudd and his position is Kevin Rudd.

@akhalif68 Жыл бұрын

I think Rudd has convinced himself that he can play a critical role easing tensions and stopping China & USA engaging in a “Hot War”...

@AnarchyEnsues Жыл бұрын

@@akhalif68 rudd has zero power. This cold war with china is between 🇮🇱 capital and china... Australia is nothing but the mouth piece of 🇮🇱 capital

@budawang77 Жыл бұрын

Rudd is an impressive public intellectual who is highly respected internationally. It's a pity he isn't appreciated more in his home country.

@adtastic1533 Жыл бұрын

What country is that exactly?

@fergusmurphy8310 Жыл бұрын

@@adtastic1533 Australia.

@eddybulich3309 Жыл бұрын

Maybe because Australians have a good bullshit filter and see him for what he is.

@87gob54 Жыл бұрын

The chinese have infiltrated a lot of Australia from the top down. I have always liked Kevin Rudd, and I still do, but it is easy to see he has a big soft spot for China. I like Chinese people. I studied martial arts with a chinese family and notice that they were money hungry. Money is very important to their sense of identity and power. I know that China is broke, as is America and Australia. The money system never recovered after the 2007 crash and quantitive easing just expanded the problem exponentially. War has always been a way out of financial problems, but the countries are all too broke to be able to sustain a high powered war.

@michael57603 Жыл бұрын

If Rudd speaks Chinese then he will have deeper relationships with Chinese people than those who don't. Not sure whether it's a soft spot or not. But it's certainly an advantage for him, and the perception of him internationally.

@2012meditation Жыл бұрын

wow, 'War has always been a way out of financial problems' seriously?! How much has our government spent on the wars? Trillions..... imagine spending that on our infrastructure

@jasonvanleuven2669 Жыл бұрын

Excellent discussion with Rudd.

@iznon 9 ай бұрын

And John Mearsheimer was 100% correct in his assement of China.

@lc9488 Жыл бұрын

Wolf warrior diplomacy was a short term reaction to the incessant verbal attacks by the West ,primarily America. China is not stupid to engage in it for ever

@wanyijiang4940 Жыл бұрын

How ironically when China say "no" to western countries for her own sake, and the west call it "wolf warrior diplomacy". 中国只不过是挺直腰板，捍卫自己的国家利益，对西方说声不，就被称为战狼。

@arjalanarayan Жыл бұрын

Yes

@JIANGTG Жыл бұрын

The military conflict between U.S. and China is inevitable. It is a matter of time. It is important to note that the initiation of war is definitely not from China. Looking back the history of Vietnam war can fully understand the root cause of the disaster...

@rjgarnett Жыл бұрын

But if its the US tells us what to do we say "yes uncle"

@HMLi-pz2xu Жыл бұрын

That’s how Kevin Rudd find his presence! His role is to keep discussing the phony topics the west accusing China, so he can be seen or used to be a platform focusing in China. Bear in mind, he never in his words attacking China, he is so skilful . Don’t forget if you believed you know China, China also knows you !

@petermcgrath5215 17 күн бұрын

I never realised that Kevin Rudd was threatened by John Mearshiemer... Rudd quotes he BEAT HIM in a debeat... Never known Mr Mearshiemer to seek a winner in a discussion. In fact I wld urge Mr Rudd to not be so intimidated & perhaps listen a little deeper to what his "opponent" Mearshiemer is meaning... Mearshiemer looks at the facts & is content being wrong if you explain the facts.. With respect. I did not hear their debate ...

@netizencapet Жыл бұрын

Kevin, I followed the mining superprofits tax campaign closely since the coup against you took you from leadership in 2010. You rearticulated the idea in 2021, but my only criticism is that you didn't fight harder and double down even more on the issue, including when out of office. We (non-Russians) all admire Gorbechev, but it's what he failed to do AFTER his tenure in power that truly defines his failures as a public figure. Revisit the policy that lobbyists couldn't let you get away with.... make it your legacy yet.

@jetnavigator Жыл бұрын

Kevin Rudd is right up there with Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden as far as world leaders go.

@adtastic1533 Жыл бұрын

LOL!

@AnarchyEnsues Жыл бұрын

As tools for international zio-nism

@hgft274 Жыл бұрын

Yea better than that delusional racist dude...forgot its name....that insists everything was stolen from it

@tonybooth4 Жыл бұрын

Why was my question cut from the recording,????

@tonybooth4 Жыл бұрын

@@johh55 I eelcomed Kevin in Chinese, asked about historical rebirth and rejuvenation and the idea of a Chinese XJP new world order, it seems strange since they must have removed 5 mins worth.

@somethingnew7078 Жыл бұрын

@@tonybooth4 I've seen atleast 7 videos on their channel with lenght just not exceeding 1:10 .... B/W 1:00 too 1:10 ..... That's why , maybe

@tonybooth4 Жыл бұрын

@@somethingnew7078 maybe just weird for people who bang on about free speech, I did introduce myself to Kevin speaking Chinese as we both attended ANU.but disappointed to seethe comments cut becauseKR'sresponsewas interesting

@tonybooth4 Жыл бұрын

@@FC-vp9ej no, they have a time limit of 1 hr 10 mins, they invited me for XMAS drinks tomorrow so forgot your suspicions.

@arjalanarayan Жыл бұрын

Time,pass

@rogerthat6303 Жыл бұрын

How can this war be avoided? Just so you know, the coming war cannot be avoided, and it must occur like the "Suez Crisis" with Britain and France in 1956. Explanation - In 1956, both defeated and no longer significant Imperialist Powers, France and Britain, launched their Tripartite Aggression (Britain, Israel, France) against Egypt. After their sneak attack upon Egypt, political pressure from the United States, the then Soviet Union (the successor great powers), and the United Nations led to a withdrawal by the Tripartite invaders. The episode humiliated the United Kingdom and France and forced their reluctant recognition of being ousted from their global positions, which they had held since the Suez Canals' opening. Like all great actors long past their prime, the US has surrounded itself with fawning parasites who cheer every worthless "check" that the US writes. And therefore, no one has suggested the evidence of our cities being filled with block after block of homeless drug addicts, our falling-down bridges, our disgraceful public schools, and our non-existent borders. Taken all together, this means that we will (must) lose the coming war with China, just as France and Britain lost at Suez. Hopefully, we'll only need one or two Suez-type lessons if we're lucky. But only after those lessons. And only after we've learned to save more, consume less, study longer, and work harder than we have become accustomed to doing in recent decades. Will we also learn to respect China and its new world order? Will we learn? Of course, we will not learn anything. We stopped "learning" after Nagasaki.

@arjalanarayan Жыл бұрын

End,to PhD,&sex

@renemartin5729 Жыл бұрын

Rudd has some good points but he should stop trying to be funny.

@adtastic1533 Жыл бұрын

What a sell out

@umdisc64 Жыл бұрын

I will not watch this. It is an unavoidable war.

@user9522Truth Жыл бұрын

There is all discussions about China but no one mentions single word about the Uyghur genocide committed and ongoing by the CCP since 2017 until today. If you try yourself to not to see the reality in the ground how can you make better decisions for your benefit.

@2012meditation Жыл бұрын

becauase there isn't one. that was the biggest lie in the century. You should go to see yourself.

@timford3934 Жыл бұрын

spy

@rassbombo8136 Жыл бұрын

Just because he can mumble a few phrases in broken Mandarin Chinese, doesn't mean he is either fluent in the language (he might be but his accent is off), nor that he knows a heck of a lot about what he is talking about. I think he is a joke.

@guydreamr Жыл бұрын

Before earning his doctorate from Oxford, Rudd's undergraduate degree was in Chinese Studies, during which time as part of those studies he achieved fluency in Mandarin. He remains fluent to this day, there is a video of him uploaded just a few months ago on KZfaq where he is speaking at length in Mandarin to the Chinese Foreign Minister.

@peterkerruish8136 Жыл бұрын

Kevin you still haven't worked out why you got tipped out when you were at your zenith - U tend to dribble on about how special You are... I voted for you m8 but you lost me a long time ago...

@christopherbegley6461 Жыл бұрын

1000 indigenous kids placed in private schools over the last decade. That's 10 per year, hardly a great achievement. Kevin is up to his usual bluster, great at hyperbole but no information of any real value. I remember his days at PM, nothing got done, just spin and hot air with little real action. His press conferences outside his church on Sundays, usually in QLD. just about summed up his time as PM. What was the point?

@HMLi-pz2xu Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, he attracts a lot of people knows nothing about history especially China, he can bullshit his way out as a ‘ 中國通 ‘.

@arjalanarayan Жыл бұрын

#i my way to bed,with wife&I do,PhD,wen I am wack up

@HMLi-pz2xu Жыл бұрын

Now you are talking, telling audience honestly how little you know about China, since you study wasn’t deep into communism, how authoritative you talked about ideology differences?