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Pam Walker

On the brink of Australia's federal election, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told the South China Morning Post that the peaceful rise of China should be accommodated, and that China's legitimate security interests needed to be acknowledged and respected.

Star Labor recruit Jason Yat-Sen Li, a businessman, lawyer and high-profile figure in the Chinese community, is in the fight of his life for the seat of Bennelong.

If the polls are right, conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott will be Australia's next prime minister. Abbott goes into the election with little-to-no foreign policy experience, and throughout the campaign he offered few clues to his approach - especially regarding Australia's crucial relationship with China.

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