China-Australia Relations
On China, principles vs pragmatism
The escalating protests in Hong Kong, the detention of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun on trumped-up charges, and the appalling treatment of ethnic Uighurs have resulted in…
Australia struggles for clarity on the South China Sea
The Lowy Institute’s Richard McGregor has noted the absence of China discussion in Australia’s current election campaign, a state of affairs which prompted his colleague Sam…
After the Australian election: the China test
Governments in Australia are judged, in part, by their handling of the relationship with China. And while foreign policy has barely featured in Australia’s election campaign, the…
A question of faith: future Coalition foreign policy under Morrison
In the darkest days of John Howard’s pre-Lazarus life, before the triple by-pass and successful political resurrection, one of the many ways he was disparaged as being unfit to be…
Responding to China’s not-so-secret influence campaign
Sam Roggeveen wrote recently on the need for the government to be more forthcoming about its security assessments on China, specifically, allegations of influence and…
Uighur: Australia needs to end “business as usual” with China
In the Uighur-Australian communities of Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne, almost everyone can tell you a story of losing contact with family members in the Xinjiang Uighur…
Chinese fishing fleet a security issue for Australia
China’s fishing fleet has been at the forefront of disputes in the South China Sea, and the expansion of China's fleet into the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean may soon create…
Commentary
How to handle the finger-wagging from Beijing
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo:
Merriden Varrall
Sam Dastyari and Chinese government influence in Australia
Senator Sam Dastyari has found himself back in the spotlight after Australia media outlets reported allegations that Dastyari gave Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo…
Commentary
'Australia needs to engage China and hedge the risks of this relationship'
Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Max Braun/Flickr)
Alan Dupont