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Kevin Rudd speaks at Manor Road

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On 24 October, former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd spoke to a packed audience at a lecture in the Manor Road lecture theatre organized by DPIR staff member Rana Mitter jointly with the Oxford China Centre.


Rudd's speech warned of the need for a "Pax Pacifica" without which tensions between the US and China might escalate in worrying ways. You can read the speech by clicking here.

The speech was also covered in an article for The Australian, which can be read here, and also referred to in an opinion piece here.