29 Jan 2021 China and the Australian far right Kaz Ross The Covid pandemic and anti-CCP fervour have brought together some unlikely allies.
28 Jan 2021 How to China, from your friends in New Zealand Robert Ayson A trade minister goes on record going way off script.
22 Jan 2021 Beijing’s “Wolf Warriors” score own goals Peter T Charles A confounding kimchi kerfuffle shows the CCP has made people at home hungry for news of China’s dominance.
20 Jan 2021 Where in the world is Jack Ma? Elliott Zaagman Explaining the “disappearance” of China’s most charismatic businessman takes an appreciation of Xi Jinping Thought.
19 Jan 2021 Wrong place, wrong citizenship: The tribulations of the “Two Michaels” Kim Richard Nossal China’s coercion in a broader geopolitical struggle continues to hold very personal consequences.
18 Jan 2021 Boys’ love brings edgy drama to China, and a backlash Graeme Smith As a genre, gay fiction has leapt from words to the screen with enormous popularity, but not beyond the censor’s reach.
29 Dec 2020 The China challenge: Highlights of The Interpreter in 2020 The Interpreter From Covid cover-ups to high altitude stand-offs, Beijing was never far from the centre of controversy.
18 Dec 2020 Washington’s warped Asia policy debate Dhruva Jaishankar Whoever Joe Biden puts into key positions, best they make quick studies on regional dynamics.
17 Dec 2020 When China lashed out Frank Yuan Lessons of the past are too readily overlooked. But Australia has walked a tightrope between clashing giants before.
16 Dec 2020 Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean Oriana Skylar Mastro The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence.
10 Dec 2020 Indonesia-China cooperation: Standby for take-off Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat , Habib Pashya For all the obstacles in the relationship, ties between Jakarta and Beijing look set to only continue to grow.
8 Dec 2020 China’s online meddling goes beyond the Great Firewall Yaqiu Wang Human rights movements still suffer from falsehoods and misinformation even on social media platforms banned by Beijing.
3 Dec 2020 As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms Greg Earl Picking winners? In this case, one sort of export interest seems to have suffered due to support for another.
1 Dec 2020 We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked Damien Spry Here’s how Scott Morrison might have responded to China’s online provocation.
1 Dec 2020 China: Explaining that tweet Sam Roggeveen Four possible reasons behind a Chinese official’s social media missive.
27 Nov 2020 Fareed Zakaria on Australia’s “opportunity” between the US and China Richard McGregor Inspiration from a tiny giant in Southeast Asia might help Australia find a way through multiple diplomatic obstacles.
27 Nov 2020 Port Adelaide to Shanghai: Sports diplomacy and the long road ahead Andrew Hunter When a sports club thinks strategically, governments can benefit too.
27 Nov 2020 Beijing’s line on the South China Sea: “Nothing to see here” Oriana Skylar Mastro China’s official denials of growing military capability in the region look a lot like gaslighting.
19 Nov 2020 Beijing’s bad books: Australia can learn from Norway and South Korea Henry Storey China’s coercive diplomacy is not new. Other countries have managed to repair ties after a perceived slight.
18 Nov 2020 Gauge-changing train is no game changer for China Wu Shang-Su The recently launched high-speed rail adaptable to different track widths is unlikely to jump the hurdles of the BRI.
13 Nov 2020 Biden’s clean energy plan versus China’s green tech dominance Elliott Zaagman The US might be able to construct a clean-energy supply chain without relying on China, but it won’t be easy.
12 Nov 2020 China: World’s biggest polluter ... and climate activist? Cornelia Tremann Its greenhouse gas emissions are more than the US and EU combined, but China has big ambitions for carbon neutrality.
11 Nov 2020 Leading by example: Two different responses to China’s rise Victor Cha South Korea and Australia share many traits but differ in one important respect – their responses to a rising China.
6 Nov 2020 China’s problematic lending comes home to roost Robert Wihtol Pressure is mounting for China to join international debt-management initiatives.
5 Nov 2020 A Trump legacy? Daniel Flitton Trump or Biden, it’s clear there are far bigger foreign policy contests still to be settled.
4 Nov 2020 Is China speeding up military modernisation? It may, but not yet Meia Nouwens A new communique was quickly read as a signal Beijing was shifting forward its 2035 target but the evidence isn’t there.
4 Nov 2020 Book review: The China bubble that never pops John West Against the odds, the Chinese economy has navigated multiple crises, but the future may be more problematic.
3 Nov 2020 Taking China seriously: A review of Geoff Raby’s “grand strategy” James Curran Jumping at shadows is no basis for Australian foreign policy. Common sense must prevail.
26 Oct 2020 Can Covid-19 advance gender equality in China’s health policies? Sara E Davies , Huiyun Feng , Connie Cai Ru Gan The coronavirus pandemic revealed the disconnect between wishful official edicts and rigid social conventions.
22 Oct 2020 Economic diplomacy: Japanese investment takes a Toll Greg Earl While a disastrous foray by Japan Post grabs headlines, China shrinks as a share of the global economy.
22 Oct 2020 Filling the gap: How Australia is creating its own “China problem” Angela Lehmann The current geopolitical to-ing and fro-ing must not obscure the need to understand Chinese language and culture.
20 Oct 2020 Duelling diplomacy over Southeast Asia’s most important river Andrea Haefner Despite climate change and the cost hydropower dams, Mekong nations will find it difficult to turn away from China.
20 Oct 2020 Can China be a peacemaker in Afghanistan? Naweed Jafari China has so far stayed on the sidelines of the intra-Afghan talks, but it could play a big role in ending the conflict.
15 Oct 2020 Kyrgyzstan’s turmoil and the competition for Central Asia Nikola Mikovic Post-election upheaval has drawn new attention to internal power struggles and the region’s geostrategic importance.
14 Oct 2020 Kiwis and hawks: Is New Zealand edging closer to Australia on China? Anna Powles , Joanne Wallis Views on China appear to be hardening in Wellington, and the next government will be pressed to find a policy balance.
13 Oct 2020 The many trails of Ant Group Fraser Howie Plans to list the company at the centre of China’s financial and payments network could spark a geopolitical firestorm.
9 Oct 2020 Bangladesh’s balancing act between great powers Mubashar Hasan , Arild Engelsen Ruud For all the talk of a China-India contest, Bangladesh offers very little from a strategic point of view.
9 Oct 2020 China’s vision of sovereignty for the next world order Bill Hayton Beijing’s attitude is clearly one that says big countries matter more than small or middle-size ones.
5 Oct 2020 A dose of climate realism about China’s carbon pledge Anthony Burke Beijing’s target falls well short of the dramatic and globally organised action needed to stop dangerous climate change.
1 Oct 2020 Smart China choices Ben Scott Australia’s relationship with China is unavoidably asymmetric. That shouldn’t stop Australia finding a competitive edge.
30 Sep 2020 The unfinished Chinese civil war John Culver Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
29 Sep 2020 China-India: Talk is cheap, but never free Oriana Skylar Mastro Temper the negotiation hopes. States often worry a willingness to talk will communicate weakness to an adversary.
28 Sep 2020 Working together on relief can stop a China‑India border disaster Lina Gong Cooperation on humanitarian assistance is an alternative channel for the two sides to build trust and generate goodwill.
25 Sep 2020 Colonialism and cultural erasure in Xinjiang Michael Clarke The ideology behind the CCP’s “re-education” of the Uighur shares in the history of subjugating indigenous populations.
14 Sep 2020 Cut! How Hollywood self-censors on China Nicole de Souza The Disney remake of Mulan has put Hollywood in an uncomfortable spotlight of its own.
14 Sep 2020 No breakthrough in sight for EU-China leaders’ meeting Nora Schlenzig Europe seeks to keep bilateral ties from deteriorating as seen with the US and China, yet a rebalance is underway.
9 Sep 2020 Debunking the myth of China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” Shahar Hameiri Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
8 Sep 2020 No news is not good news Richard McGregor The hasty exit from China of two Australian journalists underscores how much the relationship has soured.
8 Sep 2020 Australia, all is not lost despite China’s trade tantrums James Laurenceson Stopping trade means China loses too, and Beijing must know the world is watching.
2 Sep 2020 A China-Iran bilateral deal: Costs all around Jeffrey Payne Beijing sees an opportunity in Tehran’s international isolation – but may not realise the tangle it is entering.