Kevin Rudd - The Rise of China as a Global Geopolitical Power

CA Kevin Rudd - The Rise of China as a Global Geopolitical Power 30,603 views •May 14, 2021 540 53 Share Save IIEA 9.49K subscribers At this event, Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd delivers brief remarks and joins Former Irish Ambassador to China Declan Kelleher in a conversation on China’s rise as a geopolitical power within the international system, the challenges presented by China’s economic and foreign policy, and the global impact of U.S.-China competition. About the Speaker: Kevin Rudd became President and CEO of the Asia Society in January 2021 and has been President of the Asia Society Policy Institute since January 2015. He served as Australia's 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, then as Foreign Minister from 2010 to 2012, before returning as Prime Minister in 2013. He is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London, a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute in Chicago. Recorded on the 14th of May 2021 License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) 277 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... J. M. J. M. 1 day ago Thanks Mr. Kevin Rudd for his insightful talk about China and international relations, with first hand knowledge. 11 Blowing in the wind Blowing in the wind 1 day ago Smart politicians like Kevin are not very popular. what a pity! 34 DDT King DDT King 1 day ago Can former PM Kevin Rudd explain to us what happened to Julian Assange is part of his so called universal value of human rights and what made his treatment ok under UN agreement? 20 htc Peace htc Peace 1 day ago (edited) So, now we are calling our Asean backyard as Indo-Pacific region instead of the common "Asia-Pacific region" 14 global nomad global nomad 15 hours ago much respect goes to Kevin ,, for his dedication & knowledge , service to humanity 5 nfn jimei nfn jimei 19 hours ago His Chinese accent is almost on point 3 Steven Low Steven Low 17 hours ago Always enjoy Kevin insight. Thank you 4 66otnt 66otnt 20 hours ago THANKYOU Kevin!!! 2 White Knight White Knight 1 day ago Mr Rudd you are worthy of the title White Dragon, Australia is blessed to have your representation. 26 Phuong Tu Phuong Tu 1 day ago The wisdom of Salomon descendants. 5 anna-galaxy anna-galaxy 7 hours ago (edited) the compliments are a bonus Thank you so much! I hope you are feeling better now!Actually I wish the problem to be just me and my brain ,that would mean everything it's fine and the future will be different from what the one that's coming.I react or over react ,my perception is my only freedom ,but in line with your point of view you start offending or try to do so,stupid me to have engage with someone that's not worth my time.I may be brain damaged but I don't lead a country or the life of others!Worry about those! 1 clayton mccormick clayton mccormick 18 hours ago Even if through the improvement of AI and can track every black market deal all they will manage to do is remove the lubrication that allows society to function.the tighter they hold things the more that will slip through their fingers. 1 Sikki goh Sikki goh 12 hours ago Most of the time western powers always refer to world international order which by itself is not international laws but more of the US policies to strengthen its hegemony status. 6 chris chor chris chor 1 day ago Forget about the BS on allies. You failed to utter a single word when the us goes against the world. Hypocrisy at it's best! 17 Soon Kean Hoong Soon Kean Hoong 11 hours ago (edited) The Belt and Road Initiative is designed in tandem with villages circle the towns strategy during China’s liberation war against the Guo Ming Dang．一带一路就像解放战争时期解放军所采取的乡村包围城市。 1 CASA BLANCA CASA BLANCA 15 hours ago Kevin rudd has a big heart for China coz he lived in China before. He understand China better than the West. Go and live in China first before critize China...you will find life in China is way better ahead than the West. ZERO CRIME in China! unlike US racism! 10 Peda Strianc Peda Strianc 23 hours ago That guy didn't listen... LOL 1 Tibor F Tibor F 8 hours ago Kevin Rudd is an Australian Hero, he was the most outstanding number 1 Prime Minister in the country history. clayton mccormick clayton mccormick 18 hours ago I do believe that tiwain will need to rejoin the mainland I just do not see the CCP relinquishing it rule :=) 2 navegante zen navegante zen 1 hour ago . Bing Sw. Bing Sw. 34 minutes ago Thanks from Beijing, for the sober, objective and unbiased insight into China. One more point: We by no means are the former Soviet Union, for China has no capacity or intension to organize another ideological bloc for confrontation, but rather to stick the globalization trade based solely on reciprocal relationships. Len Len 38 minutes ago Smart speaker xynudu xynudu 1 day ago Good presentation and discussion. Kevin's comment about respectful dialogue towards China was right on target. Something ScoMo (Australian Prime Minister) seems to not understand. 19 Eva Samuel Eva Samuel 1 day ago Despite the economic crisis, this is still the good time to invest in Stocks, Gold and Crypto