Many describe the 21st century as the Asian Century. China is already Australia’s largest export market and our economic prosperity is also inextricably tied to other dynamic Asian economies. But strategically and socio-politically, how comfortable is Australia today within Asia?
Do we align ourselves too closely to the United States and Western Europe whose markets, culture and institutions dominate our headlines and our consciousness? How serious are we about including more of our own diverse Asian population in our parliaments, our boardrooms, our judiciary, our media and our sporting teams?
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Delivering the 2011 OzAsia Festival Keynote address, ‘Australian Fusion: Imagining our Eurasian Future’, Jason Yat Sen Li probed the potential of a Eurasian-minded future for Australia – a confident, expansive and inclusive future for all – if we are prepared to embrace it.
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