China-Australia Relations
Australia's FONOP debate: A necessary storm in a teacup
This is a disconcerting period for all those hoping to see more pushback against China's bid for supremacy in the South China Sea, and its pressure tactics towards that end. The…
What the Philippines and Australia can learn from Vietnam about living with China
It is early days, granted, but the Philippines' crude and crass new president Rodrigo Duterte appears increasingly intent on reversing his predecessor's plucky South China Sea…
Economic diplomacy brief: Dastyari undone, Indonesian innovation, British trade and more
Managing China’s money
Ambitious Labor Senator Sam Dastyari may have lived by and then died by the mainstream media with his apparent cash for comment supporting China&rsquo…
Commentary
Australia needs the United States to keep China in check
Originally published in the New York Times.Michael Fullilove
Commentary
Dastyari shows foreign political donation ban needed
Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Rory Medcalf
On Australian public opinion, Xi gets it wrong
With the G20 leaders' summit in full swing earlier this week, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been meeting with leaders from the UK, India, France and China.
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Council care: How Australia's biggest cities have influenced Chinese communities
When the City of Sydney issued a statement after cancelling a Mao commemoration concert planned for this week, it cited concerns over public safety, the potential for civil…
Australia cannot afford to spurn its Chinese diaspora
The Australian Financial Review is running an ‘agents of influence’ series, in line with the media’s shift from a focus on Chinese investment to a broader…
Economic diplomacy brief: Security secrecy, refugee solutions, Bougainville and more
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National security
If one thing is clear from the foreign investment debate after the rejection of Chinese…