Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia
AuthorClive Hamilton
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChinese Communist Party, Australia–China relations, Chinese Australians, Chinese dissidents
GenreNon-fiction
Set inAustralia and the People's Republic of China
PublisherHardie Grant
Publication date
22 February 2018
Pages376
ISBN9781743794807 (Paperback)
Followed byHidden Hand: Exposing How The Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping The World 

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 the systematic attempt by the government of the People's Republic of China to expand its espionage network and influence in Australia.[1] The author alleges that this is causing "the erosion of Australian sovereignty".[2]

Publication

Original

In the book's initial publication in November 2017 was delayed due to legal concerns by the initial publishers, Allen & Unwin, that they “would be targeted by Beijing and its proxies in Australia.” The book was published after Hardie Grant Books agreed to publish the book.[2][3]

Chinese translation

The Chinese translation is not available in Simplified Chinese but available in Traditional Chinese, and it was published by Zuoan Wenhua Publishing as Silent Invasion: The China Factor in Australia (無聲的入侵：中國因素在澳洲; ISBN 9789865727833) on March 20, 2019.[4]

Japanese translation

The Japanese translation was published by Asuka Shinsha Publishing as Invisible Invasion: The China’s Campaign to Control Australia (目に見えぬ侵略 中国のオーストラリア支配計画; ISBN 978-4-86410-747-1) on May 28, 2020.[5]

Korean translation

The Korean translation was published by Sejong Books as China's Quiet Invasion (중국의 조용한 침공; ISBN 978-89-8407-954-0) on June 4, 2021.[6]

See also

  • Claws of the Panda, 2019 book about Chinese government influence in Canada.
  • Stealth War, 2019 book about Chinese government influence in the United States

References

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