Hugh White says the White Paper issued by Turnbull Government is trying to get India, Indonesia and Japan to join Australia , a "Quad" of powers in the region live in- in opposing the might of China. He's not very optimistic.

http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/canberra-voices-fears-but-who-will-contain-the-dragon

"But we nearly all wear undies "Made in China" these days" .
Did you buy yours or where they are a gift from
Shantou Trendy Wind Garment Manufacture Co., Ltd. Guangdong?

Hearings will begin this week in Washington about how China seeks to influence the West:

“ the Chinese efforts to influence our public policy and our basic freedoms are much more widespread than most people realize,” said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), co-chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC).

On Wednesday, the CECC will hold a hearing on the “Long Arm of China” to expose Chinese efforts to gain political influence, control discussion of sensitive topics, interfere in multilateral institutions, threaten and intimidate human rights defenders, impose censorship on foreign publishers and influence academic institutions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/chinas-foreign-influencers-are-causing-alarm-in-washington/2017/12/10/98227264-dc58-11e7-b859-fb0995360725_story.html?utm_term=.a9acf0293f79