China, the US ... and Trump?

China is now a peer competitor to the US in the Asia-Pacific and aspires to be a global rival, influencing international and regional structures, says Dennis Richardson. What global powers need from each other and what other nations need from them is consistency and predictability. That’s why a second Trump presidency would risk stability in the Asia-Pacific and damage to American interests in the region

 

An Australian foreign service diplomat by training, Dennis Richardson also served in the departments of Immigration and Prime Minister and Cabinet. He was chief-of-staff to prime minister Bob Hawke (1990-91), director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (1996-2005), Washington ambassador (2005-2010), head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2010-2012) and head of the Defence Department (2012-2017)