Editor's note

We’ve heard a lot recently about how our relationship with China has become strained, much of it focused on concerns about Chinese interference in Australian politics. But as Tony Walker – who has reported on China since the 1970s – writes, what Australia really needs is to re-set its relationship with China, and respond calmly to the inevitable anxieties its continued rise brings with it.

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In happier times: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2017 APEC summit in Vietnam. AAP/STR

Australia needs to reset the relationship with China and stay cool

Tony Walker, La Trobe University

Anxiety about China's rise is unlikely to abate any time soon – Australia needs to remain calm and realise the region is changing rapidly.

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