Australians must be clear-eyed on China risks
December
Note: This article originally appeared in the Australian Financial Review, October 18 2016.
Are economists China-blind?
December
Note: This article originally appeared on the East Asia Forum and was reprinted in the Australian Financial Review, October 10 2016.
Just in case, Australia must have Trump's ear
December
By Bob Carr
He’s down in the polls. But Australia must have a diplomatic strategy in case Donald Trump claws himself 270 electoral votes and smirks through a vulgar inauguration.
Abbott injects dose of realism on Australia-China relationship
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article originally appeared in The Australian, October 4 2016.
Australia’s recent anti-China panic seems to challenge any prospect of a positive relationship with Beijing.
I stood for US alliance as well as our China partnership
December
Cold War warriors: Australia’s China panic has gone too far
December
Chinese-language media in Australia: an opportunity for Australian soft power
December
By Wanning Sun
More than ever before, Australia is wedged between its economic dependence on China and its security alliance with the US. How the Chinese-language media in Australia figures in this fraught relationship is no longer just an academic question.
Some have argued that the sector has become a key tool for China to exert soft power and influence in Australia.
No nostalgia for Mao in the Australian-Chinese community
December
By Bob Carr
No sweeter duty for a Premier. A convention centre packed with families, their youngsters being praised as the highest achievers in the end-of-school exams. A happy annual ritual.
Looking back, one thing stands out about the annual awards for young scholars: the steady rise, in my years, in the number of students with Chinese names (and those with Indian and Vietnamese names).
Despite China free trade agreement Australian beef producers are missing out
December
A new FIRB regime to keep the national security hawks caged
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Financial Review, August 25 2016.
Last week Treasurer Scott Morrison officially killed off the prospect of foreign investors taking a 50.4 per cent share of the lease to operate NSW electricity distributor Ausgrid, citing national security risks.