The ASPI China masterclass is a one-day intensive event that will give participants a strategic understanding of how China is seeking to shape the world around it. Participants will learn and debate with specialists on China with deep knowledge of the current security, political and thematic landscapes. The Masterclass will track China’s global and regional ambitions, and review the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)  investments in cyber, intelligence, defence, space & social credit. This event will offer a deeper understanding of China, the CCP and its rapidly evolving place in the world and explore the policy implications for Australia and the Indo-Pacific region more broadly.

Speakers include:

• Peter Mattis, Research Fellow, China Studies at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Washington D.C
  CCP’s approach to foreign interference & influence
• Stan Grant, Global Affairs & Indigenous Affairs Analyst – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Professor of Global Affairs – Griffith University
• Joanna Chiu, Bureau Chief, Star Vancouver
  Reporting on Canada’s experiences
• John Garnaut, consultant to Australian government & industry
  PANEL: Navigating China’s sharp power – Canada & Australia
• Dr Samantha Hoffman, non-resident fellow, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Social credit, surveillance & smart cities
• Maree Ma, General Manager of Vision Times Media Corporation (Australia)
• Primrose Riordan, Reporter, The Australian 
• Alex Joske, Researcher, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  United Front, clandestine & overt tech transfer
• Dr Huong Le Thu, Senior Analyst, Defence & Strategy Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  China in Southeast Asia
• Dr Mark Harrison, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies, University of Tasmania
  Taiwan & cross-Straits relations
• Danielle Cave, Deputy Head, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Mapping China's global tech expansion
• Fergus Ryan, Analyst, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Cyber & Chinese big tech
• Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence & Strategy, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
• Stephen Joske, China Economist
  State of China’s Economy
• Peter Jennings, Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
• Dr Charles Edel, Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre
  The origins of the New Cold War
• Dr Malcom Davis, Senior Analyst, Defence & Strategy Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Space
• Elise Thomas, Researcher, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute