Seven steps to tame fears over China
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article appeared in The Australian on December 12 2017.
Sooner or later Canberra is going to decide to reset its relationship with Beijing. In one year, or in five. Here are seven things that can make it possible.
Turnbull's blowhard China policy will cost us in the long run
December
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on December 10 2017.
Australia and the Belt and Road Initiative: An overview
December
There was only one direct mention of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper, released on November 23, and it signalled the Australian Government would continue its cautious approach toward the initiative.
Media coverage of Chinese students in Australia
December
Chinese students in Australia have been a focus of media attention in 2017.
In recent months we’ve seen denunciations of Australian university lecturers who have offended Beijing’s patriotic sensibilities.
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Racial chauvinism is only one of the challenges that Beijing is exporting to universities.1
Chinese students at universities in Australia have their professors walking on eggshells.
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Foreign policy: Rising China as rule-taker or rule-maker?
December
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs' blog, Australian Outlook, on November 29 2017.
Foreign Policy White Paper: Faulty road map in a GPS world
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article appeared in The Australian on November 24 2017.
While the Australian government’s Foreign Policy White Paper was at the printers, it was being overtaken by events.
China in Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper
December
On November 23 Australia released its first Foreign Policy White Paper in 14 years. Developed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the 2017 paper enjoys broad bipartisan support. Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong, writing in The Australian, stated:[1]
Chinese students in Australia: A critical examination of recent media coverage
December
There are currently 131,355 Chinese citizens studying at more than 30 Australian universities. This year the economic and cultural contributions these students make to Australian society have been overshadowed by media coverage of protests directed at Australian academics. To date there have been four reported incidents involving Chinese students, at Monash University, the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and the University of Newcastle respectively.
Australia's fear over China's Belt and Road
December
By James Laurenceson, Simone van Nieuwenhuizen and Elena Collinson
Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on November 16 2017.
Freedom and openness in the Asia Pacific free and open for interpretation
December
Note: This article appeared in the East Asia Forum on November 14 2017.
In the week prior to US President Donald Trump embarking on his Asia tour, his National Security Adviser H R McMaster laid out one of the trip’s aims: ‘to promote his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region’.