The Backstory with Andrew Neil

Kevin Rudd

The Backstory with Andrew Neil

Show Notes

Andrew Neil talks to the former Australian prime minister and president of the Asia Society about China under President Xi Jinping, its relationship with the United States and whether Australia could become a republic under the new Labour government.

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