Andrew Forrest
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Biography
Publications
Dr Andrew Forrest is a former policy adviser (China) in the International Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He has researched China–Japan security relations and the evolution of Australia’s China policy.
![Who cares about the Australia-China relationship?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/China%20vs%20Australia.jpg?itok=gejGFfS1)
Who cares about the Australia-China relationship?
A public understanding of the friction between Canberra and Beijing must transcend party politics.
![Signalling a whole-of-Australia approach to China](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/16375608888_62bdb76343_o.jpg?itok=YFcbdo4S)
Signalling a whole-of-Australia approach to China
A federal system of government actively discourages state participation in foreign policy, this needs to change.
![A stocktake of Australia’s China policy debate](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Forrest%20pic%20-%20web%202%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ud8jseIj)
A stocktake of Australia’s China policy debate
The relationship is getting harder to manage, but this difficulty is not an inherently bad thing.