Reflections on Hong Kong, China, politics, community and life

10/25/20 • 52 min

A rich conversation between Jane Craigie and her father, Iain Craigie covering Iain’s two postings in Hong Kong in the late 1950s and late 1980s.
Not only does the discussion delve into China’s might in our world, it also covers the power of politics, community and health.
The podcast is fascinating and also gives inspiration to anyone thinking that old age should diminish a person. Iain proves that it clearly doesn’t.

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Unlikely connections - the Hindu Kush and Pine Gap

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In this episode, Jane Craigie talks to Iain Craigie about the instability of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the coming together of the international intelligence community to create the facility at Pine Gap in Australia to understand and mitigate this threat.

The discussion also covers Iain's views on how power might shift towards countries like China as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. "China is in a very strong position," he said.

Iain talks about the value of diplomats and international intelligence community. terrorism, about truly feeling for a country, its land and its people.

"Terrorists are looking to bring humanity to a standstill."

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Ankara, Turkey - 1989-91

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In this episode, Jane asks her Dad, Iain about his time in Ankara working for GCHQ. His post was senior, he was responsible for staff at the British Embassy in Ankara, and also 100 staff at the Black Sea site at Sinop.
The posting was at a pivotal time for the Middle East, just ahead of the first Gulf War. Arguably, the start of the current wave of unrest in the region. A key responsibility for Iain was regular liaison with the General of the Turkish Army.
There’s a lengthy delay between this and our last podcast... due to technology and the lack of support for Dad to fathom Zoom during the pandemic. But we’re back now...

The Spy Who Raised Me Podcast - Reflections on Hong Kong, China, politics, community and life

Transcript

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Welcome to the spy who raised me podcast conversations between a daughter and her father. Yes, you've guessed it. He was a spy.
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Hi, I'm Jane Craigie and I'm here with my dad in Craigie. And we've had about two and a half months where we haven't recorded partly because of COVID. And partly because dad's been really busy, as have I, but
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tell us what you've been up to with the local community.
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