Developing the Brahmaputra River

01/02/19 • 21 min

China and India share a 4000km long border, and it’s been a relationship that has had its tense moments. This situation is made all the more complicated by the Brahmaputra river - rivers recognise no borders, and its resources are always in high demand.

Guest: Dr Ruth Gamble (David Myers Research Fellow, La Trobe University)

Guest: Dr Ruth Gamble (David Myers Research Fellow, La Trobe University)

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Defection From North Korea

For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question.

Hyeonseo Lee defected from North Korea in 1997, and has since become an activist for human rights. Her memoir, The Girl with Seven Names, is a New York Times best seller.

Guest:
Hyeonseo Lee

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A Testing Friendship (Australia-China Relations #1)

For the most part, China has seen Australia as an especially agreeable and non-troubling partner, as a predictable American security ally but with a friendly twist. This is changing, and the pressure is intensifying for Australia to rebuild its standings with Beijing.

Find out more about the La Trobe Asia Brief on Australia-China relations.
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announcements/2019/australia-china-relations

Guest:
Rowan Callick (Journalist, author, advisory board member of La Trobe Asia)

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Recorded 30 May, 2019.