Hidden Hand (book)

Last updated

Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World
Front cover art for the book Hidden Hand, Exposing How The Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping The World.jpeg
Author Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg
LanguageEnglish
Subject Chinese Communist Party's influence operations, Australia–China relations [1]
GenreNon-fiction
Set inAustralia and the People's Republic of China
PublisherHardie Grant (Australia), Optimum Publishing International (North America).
Publication date
4 May 2020
Publication placeAustralia
Pages448
ISBN 9781743795576 (Paperback)
OCLC 1150166864
Preceded by Silent Invasion: China's influence in Australia [1]  
Website Hidden Hand (book) 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]

Contents

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

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; ISBN   9784864108010) on December 25, 2020. [5]

Censorship attempts

In June 2020, the 48 Group Club and its chairman Stephen Perry launched a libel lawsuit in a failed attempt to block the publication of the book in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [6] [7] [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clive Hamilton</span> Australian academic

Clive Charles Hamilton AM FRSA is an Australian public intellectual currently serving as Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor's Chair in Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University. He is a member of the board of the Climate Change Authority of the Australian Government, and is the founder and former executive director of The Australia Institute. He regularly appears in the Australian media and contributes to public policy debates. Hamilton was granted the award of Member of the Order of Australia on 8 June 2009 for "service to public debate and policy development, particularly in the fields of climate change, sustainability and societal trends".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Japanese Communist Party</span> Political party in Japan

The Japanese Communist Party is a communist party in Japan. Founded in 1922, it is the oldest political party in the country. It has 250,000 members as of January 2024, making it one of the largest non-governing communist parties in the world. The party is chaired by Tomoko Tamura, who replaced longtime leader Kazuo Shii in January 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liyang</span> City in China

Liyang is a county-level city under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2020, it had a population of 785,092. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Wuxi to the east, Xuancheng (Anhui) to the south, and Nanjing to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China</span> Chinese Communist Party song

"Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China" or simply "No Communist Party, No New China" is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) song, which originated in 1943 in response to the phrase, "Without the Kuomintang there would be no China".

Hugo de Burgh is the founder of the China Media Centre at the University of Westminster. He previously ran the Centre for Media Research at Goldsmiths College. de Burgh is State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs Endowment Professor at Tsinghua University, honorary fellow at the 48 Group Club, and board member at the Great Britain–China Centre. de Burgh is a member of the Social Democratic Party and stood as a candidate of that party in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) is one of the major foreign affairs organizations of the People's Republic of China. The organization is officially termed a "people's organization" and manages China's sister city relationships. Its stated aim is to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the Chinese people and foreign nations but observers have pointed out that it functions as a front organization in the united front system used to influence and co-opt elites to promote the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while downplaying its association with the CCP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">China Media Centre</span>

The China Media Centre was launched in 2005 by Jeremy Paxman and Sun Yusheng, vice-president of state-owned China Central Television (CCTV). It was set up within the University of Westminster’s Culture and Media Research Institute (CAMRI).

Sayaka Morohoshi is a Japanese journalist known for his books and articles on modern China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">China International Communications Group</span> Chinese foreign-language publisher

China International Communications Group (CICG) is a foreign-language publishing and communications organization headquartered in Beijing, China, and owned and operated by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Established in October 1949 as the China International Publishing Group, it has developed into a global media corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Estlin</span> 691st Lord Mayor of London

Sir Peter Kenneth Estlin was the 691st Lord Mayor of the City of London and is a British businessman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party</span> 1922 Chinese Communist Party conference

The 2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in the Shanghai International Settlement at the apartment of Li Da of 625 Pude Lane, South Chengdu Road, between July 16 and July 23, 1922. The congress was attended by 12 representatives, representing 195 members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The congress succeeded the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the 3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

<i>Silent Invasion</i> (book) 2018 book by Clive Hamilton

Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia is a 2018 book by Clive Hamilton and is about the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Australian politics and civil society. The book details systematic attempts by the government of the People's Republic of China to expand its influence and espionage network in Australia. The author alleges that this is causing "the erosion of Australian sovereignty".

The China–United States Exchange Foundation is a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organization whose stated aim is to encourage dialogue and exchanges between the people of the United States and China. CUSEF was founded in 2008 by Tung Chee-hwa, a billionaire, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and former vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who remains the chairman emeritus of the foundation. CUSEF's governing board has included members such as Ronnie Chan, Elsie Leung, and Victor Fung.

The 48 Group Club is a London-based private company dedicated to promoting trade between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United Kingdom. The group is named after a British trade delegation of 48 businessmen, referred to as the "Icebreakers," who traveled to China in 1954 to establish trade relations between the two countries. The organisation's motto, "Equality and Mutual Benefit," is derived from a quote by Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People's Republic of China. Critics have contended that the organisation has functioned as a platform for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to influence British elites.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Optimum Publishing International</span> Canadian book publisher

Optimum Publishing International is a Canadian independent international publisher, specializing in human, civil and political rights, geopolitics and espionage and intelligence topics.

In China, Industrial Party refers to a group of Chinese thinkers and Chinese people who support scientific thinking, advanced technology, techno-nationalism, and economic growth, but reject liberalism, universal values, and free market. In a narrow sense, it could also refer to the fan culture of Illumine Lingao, a Chinese time-travel novel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hu Jintao removal incident</span>

On October 22, 2022, Hu Jintao, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was escorted out of the hall at the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was pulled from his seat by two men following the incumbent General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions. As media from across the world had entered the venue at the time of the incident, it quickly became the focus of international coverage.

Mareike Ohlberg is a German sinologist currently serving as a senior fellow in the Indo-Pacific program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), based in GMF's Berlin office. She is also an advisor to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.

Taoguang Yanghui refers to the People's Republic of China's approach toward the international community and is commonly attributed to a speech by Deng Xiaoping.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hidden Hand" . Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Book, Report Spark Concern Over China's UK Elite Influence Operations". Radio Free Asia . 17 July 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Hidden Hand . Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Podger, Andrew (10 July 2020). "Book Review: Hidden Hand – Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "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)". Asuka Shinsha Publishing (in Japanese). December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (19 June 2020). "Legal challenge halts Canadian, U.S. and U.K. release of book critical of Chinese Communist Party". The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Nuttall, Jeremy (18 June 2020). "Legal troubles threaten to derail Canadian launch of book about Beijing's influence operations". Toronto Star . Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Quinn, Jimmy (23 June 2020). "The Strange Attempt to Stop a New Book on China's Global Influence". National Review . Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.