Ben Bland is Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute. Ben was previously an award-winning correspondent for the Financial Times in Indonesia, China and Vietnam. His first book, Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow, was acclaimed as a ‘prescient, rollicking read’ by the Financial Times, a ‘David versus Goliath tale’ by the Sydney Morning Herald, and ‘lively’ and ‘illuminating’ by the Times Literary Supplement.
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For a discussion on Man of Contradictions with Ben Bland and leading Indonesia experts, visit the Lowy Institute’s daily commentary and analysis site, The Interpreter: lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/debate/manof-contradictions.
