Alex Joske is an analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a government funded think tank based in Canberra, where his work focuses on the Chinese Communist Party’s global influence and technology transfer efforts. Joske earned widespread attention in late 2018 for “Picking Flowers, Making Honey,” his first report for the ASPI, which detailed an extensive CCP campaign to place thousands of military scientists in foreign universities to covertly secure cutting-edge research and technologies. His latest report, “The Party Speaks For You,” examines the Chinese government’s efforts to disrupt dissenting movements by co-opting their leaders and spokespeople. Joske, only a couple of years removed from university, has quickly risen to prominence on issues of Chinese government influence. What follows is a lightly edited Q&A.
Alex Joske
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Q: You’re one of the younger analysts at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. We’ll
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