Neighbours will take China road if we are not careful

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Support for democracy is waning in SouthEast Asia, whilst China is directly and indirectly promoting autocratic capitalism as an alternative development model for developing countries to emulate. This has implications for Australia's national interests in our region. The article advocates greater efforts by Australia to support the strengthening of liberal democratic institutions in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia 

Subject

Chinese autocracy promotion in the Indo-Pacific, the implications for Australian interests in South-east Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific, advocacy of democracy promotion activities in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand as a counter-strategy.