How does John Garnaut get his sources?

BEIJING, June 2012 – Fairfax China correspondent John Garnaut responds to a question posed by Xinhua Senior Australian Correspondent Christian Edwards at Asialink’s first event in the Next Generation series.

Christian asks: How do you identify your sources, approach them, cultivate them, and what are their motivations? What does their willingness to comment say to you about the party and the China of 2012?