Peter Hartcher: What does Xi Jinping want? China, Australia and the global struggle for freedom.

Peter Hartcher is political editor and international editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He is the author of numerous books, including Red Zone — a deep dive in the the Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping.Misha Zelinsky caught up with Peter for a chinwag about the future of China under Xi Jinping, the centrality of ideology in today’s Communist China, how Australia successfully stood up to Xi’s bullying, the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and why autocracies are suddenly on the back foot.You can follow Diplomates and Misha at @mishazelinsky @diplomates.showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.