Hidden Hand (book)
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".
| Author | Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Chinese Communist Party's influence operations, Australia–China relations |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Set in | Australia and the People's Republic of China |
| Publisher | Hardie Grant (Australia), Optimum Publishing International (North America). |
Publication date | 4 May 2020 |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 9781743795576 (Paperback) |
| OCLC | 1150166864 |
| Preceded by | Silent Invasion: China's influence in Australia |
| Website | Hidden Hand (book) at the Internet Archive |
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".
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.