| Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World | |
| Author: | Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Australia |
| Genre: | Non-fiction |
| Publisher: | Hardie Grant (Australia), Optimum Publishing International (North America). |
| Isbn: | 9781743795576 |
| Subject: | Chinese Communist Party's influence operations, Australia–China relations[1] |
| Set In: | Australia and the People's Republic of China |
| Pub Date: | 4 May 2020 |
| Pages: | 448 |
| Isbn Note: | (Paperback) |
| Oclc: | 1150166864 |
| Preceded By: | Silent Invasion: China's influence in Australia |
Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World is a 2020 book by Australians Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg, and is a follow-up of Hamilton's 2018 book Silent Invasion. The book details the claim of "the Chinese Communist Party's global program of influence and subversion, and the threat it poses to democracy".[2]
The book details what the authors describe as "the nature and extent of the Chinese Communist Party's influence operations across the Western world – in politics, business, universities, think tanks and international institutions such as the UN. This new authoritarian power is using democracy to undermine democracy in pursuit of its global ambitions".[3]
Andrew Podger wrote in his book review in The Conversation that while it was extremely detailed, it was not a balanced and scholarly document. He said that while Hamilton and Ohlberg wanted to respond to Chinese influence by rejecting liberal economics and strengthening democratic politics, what was needed was actually a combination of both.[4]
The Japanese translation was published by Asuka Shinsha Publishing as Invisible Hand: How Is the Chinese Communist Party Reshaping the World? (見えない手 中国共産党は世界をどう作り変えるか;) on December 25, 2020.[5]
In June 2020, the 48 Group Club and its chairman Stephen Perry launched a libel lawsuit in a failed attempt to block the publication of the book in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[6] [7] [8]