Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World
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| Author | Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Chinese Communist Party's influence operations, Australia–China relations[1] |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Set in | Australia and the People's Republic of China |
| Publisher | Hardie Grant (Australia), Optimum Publishing International (North America). |
Publication date | 4 May 2020 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Paperback) |
| OCLC | 1150166864 |
| Preceded by | Silent Invasion: China's influence in Australia[1] |
| Website | Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World at the Internet Archive |
Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World is a 2020 book by Australians Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg, and is a follow-up of Hamilton's 2018 book Silent Invasion. The book details the claim of "the Chinese Communist Party's global program of influence and subversion, and the threat it poses to democracy".[1][2]
The book details what the authors describe as "the nature and extent of the Chinese Communist Party's influence operations across the Western world – in politics, business, universities, think tanks and international institutions such as the UN. This new authoritarian power is using democracy to undermine democracy in pursuit of its global ambitions".[3]
Andrew Podger wrote in his book review in The Conversation that while it was extremely detailed, it was not a balanced and scholarly document. He said that while Hamilton and Ohlberg wanted to respond to Chinese influence by rejecting liberal economics and strengthening democratic politics, what was needed was actually a combination of both.[4]
Translations
[edit | edit source]The Japanese translation was published by Asuka Shinsha Publishing as Invisible Hand: How Is the Chinese Communist Party Reshaping the World? (見えない手 中国共産党は世界をどう作り変えるか; Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) on 25 December 2020.[5]
Censorship attempts
[edit | edit source]In June 2020, the 48 Group Club and its chairman Stephen Perry launched a libel lawsuit in a failed attempt to block the book's publication in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[6][7][8]
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