19 Apr 2021 America and China: Imagining the worst Erin Hurley A little well-crafted speculation can shake off complacency and allow people to focus on the true challenge.
16 Apr 2021 Russia’s Asia diplomacy Anita Inder Singh Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visits to Beijing, New Delhi and Islamabad showed Moscow still has clout in the region.
15 Apr 2021 Will the Five Eyes stare down China’s economic coercion? James Laurenceson Trade figures suggest promises to “have Australia’s back” are yet to be matched by economic solidarity.
15 Apr 2021 Has China given up on state-owned enterprise reform? Nicholas Borst Rather than allowing the private sector more space, Beijing wants a tool for the implementation of government policy.
14 Apr 2021 Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy: Balancing China and the West Nikola Mikovic The politics of Covid have tangled up countries across the world – but that’s not always a drawback.
12 Apr 2021 The Quad (finally) delivers: Can it be sustained? Susan Thornton The future of the grouping might well be determined by China’s behaviour.
9 Apr 2021 Economic diplomacy: Global tax, education exports and Team Australia Greg Earl Levelling the field with a global minimum tax, rethinking student fee revenue, and getting APEC back in the room.
8 Apr 2021 The big bark but small bite of China’s trade coercion Roland Rajah Targeted sanctions on Australian exports have affected billions in trade, but the real damage has been limited.
2 Apr 2021 With Xinjiang cotton, Beijing is taking on the world Holmes Chan , Kris Cheng The latest “us-versus-them” drama shows China sees little chance of mending ties with the West, for now at least.
1 Apr 2021 Closer Taiwan-US ties are stabilising the region, not the opposite Natasha Kassam Displays of solidarity for Taiwan won’t contain Beijing’s ambition, but US support must factor in its thinking.
31 Mar 2021 Washington risks an unsustainable climate policy Kate Clayton Tense talks between the US and China in Alaska Summit showed that collaboration on global challenges is fraught.
15 Mar 2021 A new “concert” to govern the Indo-Pacific Pang Zhongying For Quad leaders emphasising an “inclusive” region, there may be a ready-made example for involving China.
12 Mar 2021 The Belt and Road, and the pandemic detour Stephen Minas An important book illustrates the different hopes and dreams of partners to Beijing’s big infrastructure drive.
11 Mar 2021 Economic diplomacy: The business of coups and China’s Quad response Greg Earl Companies are finding themselves torn between conscience and keeping the lights on when it comes to Myanmar.
9 Mar 2021 Endorsing “self-reliance”, Beijing raises the geopolitical stakes Bates Gill The “dual circulation” strategy announced at the National People’s Congress could shift global economics and politics.
3 Mar 2021 The politics of being Chinese in Australia Jennifer Hsu A new Lowy Institute survey reveals a wide range of experiences and views around the Australia-China relationship.
1 Mar 2021 Erasing memory in China’s Tibet Graeme Smith The Chinese Communist Party is employing familiar tactics to assert its rule. When co-opting fails, coerce or silence.
24 Feb 2021 What are China’s leaders saying about the South China Sea? Oriana Skylar Mastro The rhetoric weaves between cooperative and competitive, leaving the question of what – and who – to believe.
17 Feb 2021 How China is bending the rules in the South China Sea Oriana Skylar Mastro Beijing’s misapplication of international law in the disputed waters is more complex than it seems on the surface.
12 Feb 2021 CCP governance comes to the South China Sea Zachary Haver Focusing exclusively on China’s use of coercion across the region obscures the true extent of Beijing’s ambitions.
9 Feb 2021 India should prioritise a denial strategy in the Indian Ocean Arzan Tarapore The stand-off with China in the Himalayas has raised a broader debate about India’s strategic outlook.
5 Feb 2021 Messages from China’s third white paper on foreign aid Denghua Zhang What's changed, and what hasn’t?
5 Feb 2021 What does America think the rules-based order is for? Sam Roggeveen The US is in a defensive crouch rather than in an expansionary mood. But bring on debate.
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.