Professor Colin Mackerras surveys how the West has viewed China over time. He notes distinct worsening over the last half decade or so, both in the United States and in Australia, and argues that there is a good deal of politics in the images and that we should see these images not only as a reflection of China, but also of the West itself. Held as part of the Sydney Ideas program co-presented with the China Studies Centre on 16 October 2017: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2017/professor_colin_makerras.shtml